Definitions

immature

[im-uh-choor, -toor, -tyoor, -chur] / ˈɪm əˈtʃʊər, -ˈtʊər, -ˈtyʊər, -ˈtʃɜr /

ADJECTIVE

young, inexperienced

Synonyms

STRONGEST

childish premature

STRONG

green unfledged unripe

WEAK

adolescent baby babyish callow crude half-grown imperfect infantile infantine jejune juvenile kid kidstuff puerile raw sophomoric tender tenderfoot underdeveloped undergrown undeveloped unfinished unformed unseasonable unseasoned unsophisticated untimely wet behind ears youthful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

mature

WEAK

adult developed experienced grown old

Example Sentences

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However, “such cycle peak fears are immature,” Weathers adds.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even so, she personally believes that concerns about an imminent memory-market peak “are immature.”

From MarketWatch

The result is a man who is emotionally immature, dishonest and unable to take responsibility.

From MarketWatch

Without MafB, macrophages remain in an immature state and are unable to properly protect the tissues where they reside.

From Science Daily

It was the most mature of knocks after the most immature of winters.

From BBC