maturity

[muh-choor-i-tee, -toor-, -tyoor-, -chur-] / məˈtʃʊər ɪ ti, -ˈtʊər-, -ˈtyʊər-, -ˈtʃɜr- /

NOUN

adulthood, full growth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ability capability experience manhood maturation sophistication wisdom womanhood

STRONG

advancement civilization completion cultivation development fitness fullness majority matureness mellowness mentality perfection prime readiness ripeness

WEAK

full bloom maturescence postpubescence prime of life

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance impotence inability incompetence stupidity

STRONG

decline downfall imperfection incompleteness stoppage

WEAK

childhood minority youth

Example Sentences

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I deemed this an act of maturity and self-preservation, definitely not cowardice.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Belgium’s planned new government bond, known as OLO, will have a maturity date of August 2031.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Those words showed maturity but also the teenager's high standards.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

It also slows the accumulation of experience, scale and supply chain maturity that drive costs down over time.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Sunlight was itself still young, and the day had none of the insistence maturity would bring it in a few hours.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

Vocabulary lists containing maturity

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