immaturity

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Recent Examples of immaturity In past seasons, Joe’s immaturity was directed towards women; this time, it’s channeled into his relationship with Nathan, who acts even more immaturely. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 His workload as captain in all three formats was secondary to his immaturity. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 The diagnosis provided a framework that explained years of behavior that family members had struggled to understand and had simply attributed to immaturity. — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immaturity
Noun
  • But bringing their three teenagers—Joey (17), Sundance (16), and Scout(13)— to the island at this precise window of adolescence felt different from the start.
    — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Calcium is important for bone growth, and childhood and adolescence are crucial times for bone growth.
    — Sarah Schlichter, Parents, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Of course, as Fiedler demonstrates with such aplomb, juvenility need not yield aesthetic failure.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • But minority Republicans in the state House and Senate say local Democrats’ policies have done plenty to make Connecticut unaffordable.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The state is suing the Indiana High School Athletic Association and seeking the removal of a bylaw that requires the organization to reserve two seats for minorities on its Board of Directors.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Finding this specific signature inside organic matter proves that these molecules acquired their oxygen during the Solar System’s absolute infancy.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Men were first admitted in 1947, so in 1962 the football program was still in its infancy.
    — Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Immaturity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immaturity. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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