COMING-OF-AGE Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

coming-of-age

noun

Definition of coming-of-age

as in development

the time when a person becomes an adult The film is about a young man's coming-of-age.

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Noun

The Australians do provide a men’s and women’s singles berth for a player from the Asia-Pacific region, to foster development in less traditional tennis countries.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
The project now moves into a phase where engineering, construction and workforce development will carry as much importance as diplomacy.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of development

Noun

The name refers to a male coming-of-age ritual, but the analog methods the duo used, in part, suggest a return to something past and playful, perhaps childlike—though the music shows maturation overall.

— Vogue, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Then, 36 hours before the eggs are retrieved, the patient takes trigger medication such as Lupron, Ovidrel, Novarel or Pregnyl to initiate final egg maturation.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of maturation

Noun

Bond insurance does not protect you from losses due to interest rate increases; the insurance protects you from losses due to the inability of the company that issued the bond to pay interest due as well as principal repayment at maturity.

— Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
Wrzesniewsky said the firm prefers the middle maturities over the 30-year bond.

— Greg Ritchie, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of maturity

Noun

Construction accidents are common in India, where rapid infrastructure growth often collides with fragile geology, construction lapses, extreme weather and safety standards.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Reynolds and McElhenney have built a project around ambition, investment and continued growth.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of growth

Noun

Each one is also a scientific dataset containing information about stars, galaxies, dust, radiation, gravity and the evolution of the universe.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
That reveals a lot about someone’s willingness to tolerate and consider new information and their ability to lead an organization’s evolution as needed.

— Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of evolution

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