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 tale unfolds in many time frames—Sterling’s memory-fraught quest for speed, the troubles of her early adulthood, even echoes of chidhood—which intermingle freely on the screen. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026

Beyond career prospects, other markers of adulthood are increasingly out of reach. — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026

Klotho crests in youth before settling in adulthood and dwindling in middle age. — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026

This trend may help teens cope with the pressures of growing up and transitioning into adulthood. — Melissa Willets, Parents, 8 Aug. 2026

My love of mangoes has never wavered, following me into my adulthood. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

The process of launching your young person into early adulthood is often one filled with lots of anxiety. — Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Chester Dale, whose bequest forms the core of the NGA’s Cassatt holdings, favored the range of her female subjects, from girlhood and adolescence to adulthood and old age. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026

Throughout his childhood and adulthood, El-Sayed spent summers with his father’s family in Egypt, according to The Guardian. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026