Meaning
- Immature means not fully developed, either physically, mentally, or emotionally.
- It can describe a person who behaves in a childish or irresponsible way, or something that has not yet reached full growth or ripeness.
Grammar and Usage
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Part of speech: Adjective
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Used to describe people, behavior, emotions, or physical development.
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Typical structure:
- immature + noun (immature child, immature behavior, immature fruit)
- be + immature (He is immature.)
Common Phrases
- Immature behavior
- Immature reaction
- Immature personality
- Immature fruit
- Emotionally immature
Collocations
- Verb + immature: seem immature, act immature, behave immaturely
- Noun + immature: immature attitude, immature decision, immature plant
- Adverb + immature: emotionally immature, socially immature
Examples
- His jokes are funny to some people, but others find them immature.
- She is too immature to take on such a big responsibility.
- The fruit is still immature and not ready to eat.
- He reacted in an immature way, shouting instead of solving the problem calmly.
- Many teenagers can be emotionally immature, but they grow with experience.
- The plan was rejected because it was considered immature and unrealistic.
- Don’t act so immature—you need to be serious in this situation.
Synonyms or Related
- Childish
- Juvenile
- Inexperienced
- Naive
- Underdeveloped
Antonym
- Mature
- Adult
- Developed
- Responsible