Synonyms of overripe

overripe

adjective

ˌō-vər-ˈrīp 

as in decayed

having lost forcefulness, courage, or spirit

an overripe artist whose abstract paintings are no longer considered fresh or significant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decayed
• degenerate
• weak
• decadent
• degraded
• effete
• washed-up
• soft
• weakened
• feeble
• decaying
• precious
• dying
• wasted
• failing
• enfeebled
• declining
• debilitated
• frail
• immoral
• waning
• dissolute
• languid
• wimpy
• depraved
• debased
• overrefined
• debauched
• enervated
• sapped
• dissipated
• demoralized
• enervate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overripe

At its proudly overripe heart, the series is a gothic domestic soap—Lifetime themes gussied up in Southern finery. — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2022

Check your raspberry patch and harvest every few days to avoid overripe fruit that attracts picnic beetles and other pests. — Melinda Myers, Star Tribune, 30 July 2021

Chilling your tomatoes can cause loss of sweetness and texture but is an option if the tomatoes are overripe (and always refrigerate a tomato that has been cut). — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 2 June 2021

In cooler vintages, when the grapes are not so overripe, this wine should excel. — Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2021

The wines are full-bodied but not at all overripe or forced, to use Thera’s term. — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2020