Synonyms of adulthood

adulthood

noun

as in maturity

the state of being fully grown or developed

the period between childhood and adulthood is called adolescence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• maturity
• adultness
• majority
• manhood
• womanhood
• midlife
• heyday
• autumn
• middle age
• prime
• bloom
• flush

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minority
• immaturity
• infancy
• childhood
• adolescence
• youth
• nonage
• babyhood
• toddlerhood

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adulthood

Testing took years, and during that time Kurin reached out to families descended from Jefferson and from Hemings, who had four children who lived to adulthood. — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026

Lawrence sympathized with the glum feelings of early adulthood and urged the students not to succumb to despair. — Jacqueline Ganun, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

The future looks bleak for many students Anxieties about the job market, homeownership and adulthood are widespread across the campus, even among those who are not deeply involved in politics. — Jacqueline Ganun, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

Alexander said questions about how Black hair is perceived have followed her into adulthood. — Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Jolie, who has owned a traditional longhouse on a rural estate in Cambodia for more than 20 years, reportedly decided to part with her Laughlin Park home as part of her plan to leave Los Angeles once the last of her six children reached adulthood. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026

And here, the episode’s perspective — which has mostly favored Adam in his adulthood — shifts. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Without intervention, their trajectory leads to a profoundly medicalized adulthood. — Babak J. Orandi, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026

The idea hit her late in adulthood, when she was married with children. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026