Synonyms of adulthood

adulthood

noun

as in maturity

the state of being fully grown or developed

the period between childhood and adulthood is called adolescence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• maturity
• adultness
• majority
• manhood
• womanhood
• midlife
• heyday
• autumn
• middle age
• prime
• bloom
• flush

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minority
• immaturity
• infancy
• childhood
• adolescence
• youth
• nonage
• babyhood
• toddlerhood

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adulthood

The study, which analyzed nearly 800,000 individuals across their lifespan, found that clinical obesity rates climbed through adulthood. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Moon, meanwhile, is struggling at school but on the precipice of adulthood; as the young woman begins to make her own decisions in life, Yue must relinquish a degree of maternal responsibility. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

But since these girls don’t have anything that looks like conventional adulthood waiting for them, the film wisely steers them away from maturity and toward a kind of spiritual liberation. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

The genetic disorder causes degeneration of the light sensing cells in the retina, which can degrade peripheral and night vision so much that patients can become legally blind by young adulthood. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

Testing took years, and during that time Kurin reached out to families descended from Jefferson and from Hemings, who had four children who lived to adulthood. — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026

Lawrence sympathized with the glum feelings of early adulthood and urged the students not to succumb to despair. — Jacqueline Ganun, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

The future looks bleak for many students Anxieties about the job market, homeownership and adulthood are widespread across the campus, even among those who are not deeply involved in politics. — Jacqueline Ganun, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

Jolie, who has owned a traditional longhouse on a rural estate in Cambodia for more than 20 years, reportedly decided to part with her Laughlin Park home as part of her plan to leave Los Angeles once the last of her six children reached adulthood. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026