immaturity

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Recent Examples of immaturity However this levity continues to jar with Niki’s immaturity, in that scene and beyond; even so, her juvenile lack of perspective is dramatically compelling. Elena Lazic, Variety, 11 July 2026 But errors induced by pressure and by the immaturity of new combinations prevented the All Blacks ever taking full control. ABC News, 4 July 2026 But this commenter reframes a mother’s need for rest, connection and autonomy as immaturity. Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 30 June 2026 Allen compared the immaturity to how his youngest daughter, 17-year-old Elizabeth, used to act whenever there was a romantic scene in a movie. Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026 It’s been a long 3½ years for Gio Reyna, whose promising career has been derailed by a string of injuries, bouts of immaturity and an aborted loan deal to England’s Nottingham Forest. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2026 His impulsivity, his immaturity, his lack of curiosity about anything going on around him. David Remnick, New Yorker, 17 June 2026 As the team gets older and gains experience, the immaturity label won’t be a valid excuse. Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026 And his immaturity showed up Wednesday night for all the world to witness. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immaturity
Noun
  • Fueled by gritty guitars and a bluesy rock swagger, the song channels the music that shaped Twain’s youth while revisiting the confidence, freedom and idealism of adolescence.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 10 July 2026
  • Some observers—especially on the left—dismiss the recent rush of commentary as vaguely racist media hype, or as the latest chapter in society’s vain effort to quell the permanent volcano of adolescence.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • Of course, as Fiedler demonstrates with such aplomb, juvenility need not yield aesthetic failure.
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • The country is also home to several minority groups that have clashed with regime forces in the past, including Kurdish militants, Arab and Baloch separatists, among others.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Anything tragic that happened to minorities was inevitable and necessary.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • Ancient quasars offer glimpses into the universe in its chaotic infancy; but actually finding these primordial objects can be very difficult.
    Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 July 2026
  • Beyond the entrance stood oversized portraits of Miss Swift and Mister Kelce from infancy through adolescence, each year leading inexorably toward this singular evening.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026

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“Immaturity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immaturity. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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