immaturity
Lack of development
Immaturity is the state of not being fully developed or grown.
Fruit picked before ripeness shows physical immaturity.
More often the word describes psychological or emotional underdevelopment—behaving in ways expected of someone younger: His immaturity showed when he stormed out of the meeting.
The word carries judgment, implying someone should know better given their age.
Teenage developmental stage
- pubertySexual development stage
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- juvenilityState of being young
- youthfulnessState of being young
nonage · minority · teenaged · prepubescent · youngness · juvenescence
Inexperienced newcomer to field
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- greenhornInexperienced, gullible newcomer
- fledglingInexperienced newcomer
neophyte · amateur · untrained · unskilled · raw · callow · unseasoned · apprentice
Young person or animal
- infantileCharacteristic of infants
- petulantChildishly bad-tempered
- brattyIll-mannered like children
- tantrumsOutbursts of childish anger
pouty · sulky · spoiled · naughty · mischievous · silly · whiny · babyish
Insufficiently grown or advanced
- stuntedArrested in development
- arrestedSeized by authorities
- delayedMade to wait longer
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
embryonic · nascent · rudimentary · unformed · undeveloped · unripe · inchoate · incipient
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- trustingInclined to believe others
unworldly · ingenuous · guileless · artless · innocent · unsuspecting · impressionable · starry-eyed
Carelessly ignoring danger
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
- irresponsibleLacking sense of duty
heedless · hasty · careless · shortsighted · unthinking · improvident · indiscreet · hotheaded
adolescence
Teenage developmental stage
- pubertySexual development stage
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- juvenilityState of being young
youthfulness · nonage · minority · teenaged · prepubescent · youngness · juvenescence
novice
Inexperienced newcomer to field
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- greenhornInexperienced, gullible newcomer
fledgling · neophyte · amateur · untrained · unskilled · raw · callow · unseasoned · apprentice · learner
juvenile
Young person or animal
tantrums · pouty · sulky · spoiled · naughty · mischievous · silly · whiny · babyish · puerile
underdeveloped
Insufficiently grown or advanced
incomplete · embryonic · nascent · rudimentary · unformed · undeveloped · unripe · inchoate · incipient · primitive
gullible
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
trusting · unworldly · ingenuous · guileless · artless · innocent · unsuspecting · impressionable · starry-eyed · wide-eyed
reckless
Carelessly ignoring danger
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
irresponsible · heedless · hasty · careless · shortsighted · unthinking · improvident · indiscreet · hotheaded · foolhardy
- timesecond, minute, hour, day, seconds
- turn-offsick, red flag, red flags, dealbreaker, dealbreakers
- legal defensesself-defense, alibi, affirmative defense, insanity defense, insanity
- foolishnessfoolishness, silliness, foolish, stupid, folly
- green thingsgrass, leaves, trees, frogs, limes
- impulsivityimpulsiveness, impulsivity, rashness, recklessness, hastiness
immaturitymaturity
Full growth achieved
adulthood · majority · manhood · womanhood · prime of life
immaturitymaturity
Full growth achieved
wisdom · responsibility · levelheadedness · sensibleness · seriousness
immaturitymaturity
Full growth achieved
ripeness · readiness · preparedness · fullness · completion