Synonyms of maturity

maturity

noun

mə-ˈchu̇r-ə-tē 

1

as in adulthood

the state of being fully grown or developed

people are legally considered to have reached maturity at the age of 18 in the United States

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adulthood
• adultness
• majority
• manhood
• womanhood
• heyday
• midlife
• prime
• autumn
• middle age
• bloom
• flush

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• immaturity
• minority
• infancy
• youth
• childhood
• adolescence
• nonage
• babyhood
• toddlerhood

2

as in age

the state of being an old person

special senior citizen discounts are one advantage of maturity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• age
• agedness
• ancientness
• elderliness
• senescence
• senility
• dotage
• feebleness
• second childhood
• infirmity
• senectitude
• venerableness
• anecdotage
• anility
• caducity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• youth
• freshness
• youthfulness
• prime
• immaturity
• adolescence
• youngness
• minority
• juvenility
• nonage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of maturity

The loan is interest-free unless the school district fails to pay it off by the maturity date of March 1, 2027, in which case the school district will owe 7% interest annually, according to school board documents. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Key Takeaways Butter beans and lima beans are the same species, Phaseolus lunatus, with different regional names; they’re often labeled based on their maturity stage. — Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026

Her coach at the academy, Daniel Gomez, told me that he was immediately struck by the maturity of her game. — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

After 25 years, juveniles sentenced to life in prison are entitled to a sentence review, where a judge considers modifying a defendant’s sentence — and weighs evidence of a defendant’s rehabilitation, maturity, remorse and background. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026