unripe

un·ripe

adj \-ˈrīp\

Definition of UNRIPE

1

: not ripe : immature <unripe fruit>

2

: not ready : unprepared <unripe plans>

— un·ripe·ness noun

Examples of UNRIPE

1. Bananas are green when unripe.
2. <unripe and unprepared recruits who were sent into battle as cannon fodder>

First Known Use of UNRIPE

13th century

Related to UNRIPE

Synonyms: adolescent, green, immature, inexperienced, juvenile, puerile, raw, unfledged, unformed, callow, unripened

Antonyms: adult, experienced, grown-up, mature, ripe

Related Words: babyish, childish, infantile, infantilized, infantine; boyish, girlish, juvenescent, kiddish, young, youngish, youthful; maidenly, virginal; ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve), tender; unknowing, unseasoned, unsophisticated, untrained, untried

Near Antonyms: advanced, precocious; knowing, savvy, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise

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Rhymes with UNRIPE

bagpipe, blowpipe, cold type, downpipe, drainpipe, flue pipe, half-pipe, hornpipe, hosepipe, lead-pipe, light pipe, n-type, pitch pipe, p-type, panpipe, pinstripe, rareripe, reed pipe, rock tripe, sideswipe, soil pipe, standpipe, stovepipe, tailpipe, tintype, touch-type, wild type, windpipe