as in adolescence
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Recent Examples of immaturity
And with the pressure mounting toward the end of the game, that immaturity showed.
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Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Richardson has played just 17 games in his first three seasons while struggling with injuries, inaccuracy and, in the past, immaturity.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Sweats and stubble might not have been immaturity.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Some problems are societal — lack of money or positive role models, the easy access to drugs — while others are endemic to the women’s age, at which insecurity and immaturity can be crippling.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The level of immaturity from a grown man his age should be studied.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Instead of treating youth anxiety as immaturity, this narrative shift reframes it as responsibility.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
And, in the Japanese dub, the pairs’ voice actors Kikunosuke Toya and Reina Ueda do a fantastic job, emphasizing Denji and Reze’s immaturity and hesitation in this burgeoning relationship.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
This affair is just another example of Adam’s bewildering emotional immaturity.
—Sarah John, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Richardson has played just 17 games in his first three seasons while struggling with injuries, inaccuracy and, in the past, immaturity.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Sweats and stubble might not have been immaturity.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Some problems are societal — lack of money or positive role models, the easy access to drugs — while others are endemic to the women’s age, at which insecurity and immaturity can be crippling.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The level of immaturity from a grown man his age should be studied.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Instead of treating youth anxiety as immaturity, this narrative shift reframes it as responsibility.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
And, in the Japanese dub, the pairs’ voice actors Kikunosuke Toya and Reina Ueda do a fantastic job, emphasizing Denji and Reze’s immaturity and hesitation in this burgeoning relationship.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
This affair is just another example of Adam’s bewildering emotional immaturity.
—Sarah John, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immaturity
Noun
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What unfolds is a deeply personal chronicle of war, exile and heartbreak, as Israa grows up navigating adolescence, identity and belonging far from the home she was forced to leave.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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So, get ready to travel to Sweden for a taste of adolescence full of smiles, tears, dancing, messing around – and skateboards.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One in 1 million people are estimated to have cerebral folate deficiency, and although some researchers suspect the condition might be associated with autism, it is thought to affect only a small minority of autism patients.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
10 Mar. 2026
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Since coming to power in 2014, Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, have taken an increasingly restrictive approach to the country’s large Muslim minority population.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Doctors didn’t expect Mia to reach her first birthday because of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency (PDCD), a rare, genetic disorder often fatal during infancy.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Based on the true legend of the founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers, the film traces the life of Lee, who after losing four children in infancy, became celibate and created a religious movement based in music and dayslong dance rituals.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Immaturity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immaturity. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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