as in adolescence
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Recent Examples of immaturity
His impulsivity, his immaturity, his lack of curiosity about anything going on around him.
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
As the team gets older and gains experience, the immaturity label won’t be a valid excuse.
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Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
And his immaturity showed up Wednesday night for all the world to witness.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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
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.
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Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Some immaturity of two long runs in the playoffs.
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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.
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Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
As the team gets older and gains experience, the immaturity label won’t be a valid excuse.
—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
And his immaturity showed up Wednesday night for all the world to witness.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
The show also acknowledges that Percy’s pattern of emotional immaturity played a role in what happened between her, Sam and Charlie.
—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immaturity
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Whether it’s used in adolescence, midlife or older age may make a big difference.
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Vance describes over the course of his childhood and adolescence bouncing among Pentecostal and Southern Baptist congregations, all of them broadly conservative.
Noun
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Of course, as Fiedler demonstrates with such aplomb, juvenility need not yield aesthetic failure.
Noun
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Canada’s strong reputation for human rights, democratic institutions, multiculturalism, and inclusivity appeals especially to families seeking stability or protections such as the LGBTQ+ community and other vulnerable minorities.
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The startup, where Meta will soon become a minority investor, was valued at over $4 billion in its latest funding round, the Indian firm said in a press release on Monday.
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The system challenges the idea that gas giant planets form at distances equivalent to 2 to 3 times the distance between Earth and the sun in the disks of gas and dust that surround stars during their infancy.
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The latest interstellar visitor to be discovered in our solar system was born somewhere in the universe that was nothing like our home and, according to a new study, a time long before the solar system even formed—in the infancy of the cosmos.
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“Immaturity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immaturity. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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