Comprehensive
Dictionary Suite
Help
Help
Help
 
     
Lookup History
immature

im·ma·ture

immature

 
 
pronunciation:
I m chur
features:
Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: not yet fully developed or mature; juvenile.
The disease is more common in immature animals than in adults.The immature apples are hard and sour.
synonyms:
callow, childish, green, juvenile, tender, undeveloped, unripe, young
antonyms:
adult, mature, ripe
similar words:
abortive, adolescent, embryonic, incomplete, infantile, puerile, raw, rudimentary, scrub
definition 2: lacking the wisdom, discretion, or intellectual development expected of an adult; childish.
Breaking the window was an accident, but it was immature of him not to apologize for what he'd done.
synonyms:
childish, infantile, juvenile, puerile
antonyms:
mature
similar words:
adolescent, callow, green, jejune, naive, unsophisticated, young, youthful
Word CombinationsSubscriber feature About this feature
derivations: immaturely (adv.), immaturity (n.)
Word PartsSubscriber feature About this feature