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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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Sticky buns feel immature once you have said korvapuusti.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Earlier efforts to produce NK cells from cord blood-derived CD34+ HSPCs struggled with low efficiency and immature cell function.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

Rather than saying: “I learned in therapy that you are an emotionally immature parent,” say, “When you did x or y, I felt this.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

I might have been eleven years old and a little socially immature, but I recognized a gauntlet being thrown down when I saw it, and I had no choice but to take it up.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman