JUVENILITY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

juvenility

noun

Definition of juvenility

as in immaturity

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Recent Examples of juvenility Of course, as Fiedler demonstrates with such aplomb, juvenility need not yield aesthetic failure. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

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Noun

But errors induced by pressure and by the immaturity of new combinations prevented the All Blacks ever taking full control.

— ABC News, 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

Definition of immaturity

Noun

Fueled by gritty guitars and a bluesy rock swagger, the song channels the music that shaped Twain’s youth while revisiting the confidence, freedom and idealism of adolescence.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 10 July 2026
Some observers—especially on the left—dismiss the recent rush of commentary as vaguely racist media hype, or as the latest chapter in society’s vain effort to quell the permanent volcano of adolescence.

— Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Definition of adolescence

Noun

The country is also home to several minority groups that have clashed with regime forces in the past, including Kurdish militants, Arab and Baloch separatists, among others.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Anything tragic that happened to minorities was inevitable and necessary.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

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