1. (adj) mature
characteristic of maturity
Synonyms: matured, ripe, fledged Antonyms: embryonic, adolescent, childish, embryonal, prepubescent, juvenile, jejune, inchoative, puerile, larval, pubescent, underdeveloped, immature, prepubertal, pupal, babyish, prepupal, undeveloped, embryologic, infantile
2. (adj) mature, matured
fully considered and perfected
Synonyms: matured, full-blown, mature, ripe, fledged Antonyms: adolescent, juvenile, embryonic, prepupal, pupal, immature, undeveloped, infantile, puerile, childish, embryonal, prepubescent, prepubertal, underdeveloped, pubescent, inchoative, larval, babyish, embryologic, jejune
3. (adj) mature
having reached full natural growth or development
Synonyms: matured, ripe, fledged Antonyms: immature, juvenile, underdeveloped, embryologic, infantile, pubescent, embryonal, pupal, adolescent, prepubertal, prepubescent, prepupal, childish, puerile, inchoative, larval, jejune, undeveloped, babyish, embryonic
4. (adj) ripe, mature
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
Synonyms: advanced, fledged, good, ripe, ripe(p), right, matured, mature Antonyms: prepubertal, larval, embryonic, prepupal, childish, underdeveloped, babyish, embryologic, juvenile, undeveloped, puerile, pubescent, jejune, infantile, immature, prepubescent, pupal, adolescent, embryonal, inchoative
5. (verb) fledged, mature
(of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
Synonyms: matured, mature, vaned, fledged, ripe Antonyms: immature, inchoative, infantile, undeveloped, prepubescent, pubescent, larval, pupal, adolescent, juvenile, prepubertal, puerile, prepupal, underdeveloped, babyish, jejune, embryologic, embryonic, childish, embryonal
6. (verb) mature, maturate, grow
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
Synonyms: turn, age, grow, farm, produce, spring up, suppurate, acquire, arise, senesce, rise, develop, ripen, originate, fester, maturate, get, uprise, mature, raise, get on Antonyms: larval, infantile, puerile, adolescent, embryonal, childish, prepubescent, immature, prepupal, undeveloped, inchoative, prepubertal, babyish, jejune, underdeveloped, pubescent, juvenile, embryologic, embryonic, pupal
7. (verb) mature
develop and work out fully in one's mind
Synonyms: ripen, suppurate, grow, maturate, get on, senesce, age Antonyms: undeveloped, infantile, pupal, prepubertal, embryologic, immature, prepubescent, juvenile, adolescent, jejune, larval, underdeveloped, embryonic, embryonal, inchoative, puerile, childish, pubescent, prepupal, babyish
8. (verb) mature
become due for repayment
Synonyms: ripen, suppurate, grow, maturate, get on, senesce, age Antonyms: underdeveloped, immature, babyish, prepupal, undeveloped, puerile, pupal, jejune, prepubescent, prepubertal, embryonic, inchoative, juvenile, embryologic, pubescent, childish, adolescent, infantile, embryonal, larval
9. (verb) ripen, mature
cause to ripen or develop fully
Synonyms: ripen, suppurate, age, get on, senesce, maturate, mature, grow Antonyms: immature, jejune, prepupal, pubescent, adolescent, babyish, prepubescent, puerile, infantile, larval, childish, embryonic, pupal, prepubertal, underdeveloped, embryologic, juvenile, inchoative, undeveloped, embryonal
10. (verb) senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
grow old or older
Synonyms: get on, age, shape up, progress, bestride, come on, grow, climb on, be on, suppurate, board, come along, senesce, get along, get along with, mount up, get on with, advance, jump on, fester, ripen, mount, maturate, mature, hop on Antonyms: inchoative, undeveloped, prepubertal, immature, juvenile, adolescent, babyish, larval, pupal, underdeveloped, jejune, embryologic, embryonal, embryonic, puerile, infantile, pubescent, prepupal, childish, prepubescent
11. (verb) suppurate, mature
cause to ripen and discharge pus
Synonyms: get on, fester, age, ripen, senesce, suppurate, maturate, mature, grow Antonyms: larval, infantile, pupal, adolescent, childish, juvenile, babyish, embryonic, underdeveloped, jejune, inchoative, immature, prepubescent, prepubertal, puerile, pubescent, embryologic, prepupal, undeveloped, embryonal
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