as in adolescence
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Recent Examples of immaturity
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
But standing for people who know the difference between right and wrong is a reflection of maturity, not immaturity.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
Her failure to lock in may be a sign of immaturity; this is natural.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 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.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2026
In a study with 355 participants, the authors narrowed their list to 16 warning signs that predicted violence that occurred within six months — many of them having to do with entitlement, arrogance, control and emotional immaturity.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
And with the pressure mounting toward the end of the game, that immaturity showed.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Sweats and stubble might not have been immaturity.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
But standing for people who know the difference between right and wrong is a reflection of maturity, not immaturity.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
Her failure to lock in may be a sign of immaturity; this is natural.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 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.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2026
In a study with 355 participants, the authors narrowed their list to 16 warning signs that predicted violence that occurred within six months — many of them having to do with entitlement, arrogance, control and emotional immaturity.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
And with the pressure mounting toward the end of the game, that immaturity showed.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Sweats and stubble might not have been immaturity.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immaturity
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Hormonal changes and brain maturation in adolescence shift the internal biological clock, known as the circadian rhythm, toward a later sleep schedule.—
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
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But the march of time is inevitable, and so are the hormones of adolescence.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Of course, as Fiedler demonstrates with such aplomb, juvenility need not yield aesthetic failure.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The prospect of Syrian troops entering Lebanon is likely to raise alarm bells, as many come from factions within Islamist and jihadist backgrounds and have been accused of atrocities against minorities within Syria’s own borders.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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The exhibit project dated to 2005, when the museum opened a new wing dedicated to exhibits highlighting the history of minority groups with a sizable presence in the Yuba-Sutter community.—
Velvet Wu
June 16,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Thus, the solar system's most massive world played a key role in distributing elements throughout the solar system, including those vital to life that were later delivered to Earth by asteroids that impacted our planet in its infancy.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
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The probe is in its infancy and investigators cannot make any immediate findings, National Transportation Safety Board vice chairman Michael Graham said.—
Selina Guevara,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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“Immaturity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immaturity. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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