immatureness

Lack of development

The state or quality of being immature—not yet fully developed or grown.

The word applies to physical development the immatureness of the fruit but more often describes emotional or behavioral underdevelopment His immatureness showed in how he handled criticism.

Immaturity is far more common.

development

underdevelopment

Inadequate economic or social progress

incompleteness · rudimentary · unfinished · half-formed · undeveloped · embryonic · inchoate · nascent · budding · unformed

inexperience

naivety

Innocent lack of experience

unseasoned · untried · untested · unschooled · unpracticed · amateurish · unskilled · unpolished · freshness · newness

childishness

puerility

Childish foolishness

silliness · petulance · foolishness · irresponsibility · frivolity · impulsiveness · tantrums · brattiness · whininess · sulkiness

Opposites
developmental stage

immaturenessmaturity

Full growth achieved

adulthood · ripeness · maturation · adult stage · pubescence

psychological/behavioral maturity

immaturenessmaturity

Full growth achieved

wisdom · emotional maturity · levelheadedness · responsibility · sophistication

RIPENESS (of fruits/organic matter)

immaturenessripeness

Ready to eat state

maturity · readiness · peak ripeness · overripeness

Family

mature, immature, maturity, matured, premature, maturing, immaturity, maturation, matures

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