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

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, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of immaturity

Noun

Most parents can expect at least some developmental pushback in the toddler years or early adolescence.

— Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 25 July 2026
The Culture Wars—which used to refer very specifically to the time my book covers, the 1980s and 1990s—that’s my adolescence.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

Definition of adolescence

Noun

Epstein currently holds a minority ownership stake in the Boston Red Sox and serves as a senior advisor to Fenway Sports Group.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 July 2026
The combination of forces that was meant to benefit minority communities has had an opposite and devastating effect.

— Ronald J. Allen, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

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