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
  • Knight had developed a private love of music as a child, only to be thrust into the spotlight in adolescence thanks in part to his dad’s connections.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • This year’s Teens & Screens study surveyed more than 1,500 adolescents (ages 10-24, reflecting the ages of adolescence as defined by the National Academy of Sciences).
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Of course, as Fiedler demonstrates with such aplomb, juvenility need not yield aesthetic failure.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • The Washington Examiner asked state election officials how many precincts, belonging to the 12 language-minority districts that have hit the 20% threshold, will be provided an interpreter on Tuesday.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The discussion will examine the mechanics behind major sports transactions, including franchise acquisitions, minority ownership stakes, private equity investment and evolving financing structures.
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Archaeology was still in its infancy as a science, and Carter eventually joined the Egyptian antiquities service.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Special Olympics basketball in Illinois was in its infancy stage, and this was the team’s first trip out of town.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Immaturity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immaturity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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