MATURITY Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

maturity

noun

mə-ˈchu̇r-ə-tē

Definition of maturity

as in adulthood

the state of being fully grown or developed people are legally considered to have reached maturity at the age of 18 in the United States

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as in age

the state of being an old person special senior citizen discounts are one advantage of maturity

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Recent Examples of maturity Primary deficits in the largest economies remain substantially larger than before the pandemic, and governments face higher real interest rates and shorter debt maturities as defense spending pressures mount. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 Hold to maturity, and you’re largely insulated from interest-rate swings. — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 When his mother is kidnapped, grief pushes him beyond his isolation and into a journey toward maturity and reconciliation. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 But since these girls don’t have anything that looks like conventional adulthood waiting for them, the film wisely steers them away from maturity and toward a kind of spiritual liberation. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for maturity

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Noun

The study, which analyzed nearly 800,000 individuals across their lifespan, found that clinical obesity rates climbed through adulthood.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Moon, meanwhile, is struggling at school but on the precipice of adulthood; as the young woman begins to make her own decisions in life, Yue must relinquish a degree of maternal responsibility.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

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And until advanced age intervened, tap-dancing was his preferred form of exercise.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
While the youngest retirement age, 62, could receive up to $2,969 per month, a recipient who waited until 70 years old could receive up to $5,181 per month, according to the Social Security Administration.

— Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

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