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
  • Risk depends on training volume, recovery and individual development, particularly during adolescence.
    — Adam Annaccone, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The event became one of the defining emotional experiences of my adolescence.
    — Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Of course, as Fiedler demonstrates with such aplomb, juvenility need not yield aesthetic failure.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • While Democrats have joined in lawsuits opposing the various projects, their filings don’t carry the weight of Congress as the minority.
    — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • That complementary relationship has served them well in what has been a busy year for the brand with a string of store openings and a debut fragrance in development with L’Oréal, a minority shareholder in Jacquemus‘ company and a long-term licensee.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Interest in the ambitious plan, which is still in its infancy, is growing, according to Abdul Razib Dawood, executive director of the ASEAN Center for Energy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Teeth grow on a predictable schedule, so the team looked at each individual’s dentin and confirmed most of their issues occurred during infancy and childhood.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Nov. 2026

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“Immaturity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immaturity. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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