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im·ma·ture
 immature
- pronunciation:
- I
m
chur
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
not yet fully developed or mature; juvenile.
- synonyms:
- callow, childish, green, juvenile, tender, undeveloped, unripe, young
- antonyms:
- adult, mature, ripe
- similar words:
- abortive, adolescent, embryonic, incomplete, infantile, puerile, raw, rudimentary, scrub
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| definition 2: |
lacking the wisdom, discretion, or intellectual development expected of an adult; childish.
- synonyms:
- childish, infantile, juvenile, puerile
- antonyms:
- mature
- similar words:
- adolescent, callow, green, jejune, naive, unsophisticated, young, youthful
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| related words: |
baby, childish, dependent, little, primitive |
| derivations: |
immaturely (adv.), immaturity (n.) |
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