as in adolescence
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Recent Examples of immaturity
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.
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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.
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Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2026
His impulsivity, his immaturity, his lack of curiosity about anything going on around him.
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
As the team gets older and gains experience, the immaturity label won’t be a valid excuse.
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Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
And his immaturity showed up Wednesday night for all the world to witness.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
The show also acknowledges that Percy’s pattern of emotional immaturity played a role in what happened between her, Sam and Charlie.
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Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
These two teams have the worst disciplinary records in the Premier League — neither of them aggressive in any positive sense, but both lacking composure and prone to immaturity and recklessness when the pressure is on.
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Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Some immaturity of two long runs in the playoffs.
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Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2026
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.
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
As the team gets older and gains experience, the immaturity label won’t be a valid excuse.
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Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
And his immaturity showed up Wednesday night for all the world to witness.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
The show also acknowledges that Percy’s pattern of emotional immaturity played a role in what happened between her, Sam and Charlie.
—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
These two teams have the worst disciplinary records in the Premier League — neither of them aggressive in any positive sense, but both lacking composure and prone to immaturity and recklessness when the pressure is on.
—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Some immaturity of two long runs in the playoffs.
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Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immaturity
Noun
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Seven major medical and sports science organizations now recommend that children participate in multiple sports through at least early adolescence before specializing.
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Set in a small Spanish town, Mio undertakes an odyssey between childhood and adolescence that demands everything of him in his quest to find himself.
Noun
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Of course, as Fiedler demonstrates with such aplomb, juvenility need not yield aesthetic failure.
Noun
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Canada’s strong reputation for human rights, democratic institutions, multiculturalism, and inclusivity appeals especially to families seeking stability or protections such as the LGBTQ+ community and other vulnerable minorities.
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The startup, where Meta will soon become a minority investor, was valued at over $4 billion in its latest funding round, the Indian firm said in a press release on Monday.
Noun
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The Blossom Hill location is Action Day’s 14th campus, joining a child development hub that serves roughly 3,000 students ranging in age from infancy through eighth grade.
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Streaming numbers are in their relative infancy and TV ratings are now dissected with multiplatform caveats.
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“Immaturity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immaturity. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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