premature

adjective

ˌprē-mə-ˈchu̇r How to pronounce premature (audio)
Definition of prematurenext
as in early
occurring before the usual or expected time his premature arrival at his own surprise party almost ruined everything

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Recent Examples of premature Personnel issues, sensitive negotiations, and early-stage strategic conversations can all be damaged by premature disclosure. — Bythad L. Bench, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The exact reason for the link isn’t known, but some factors that lead to premature aging of the skin may also contribute to aging of the arteries. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026 The appeals court ultimately did not rule on whether Section 230 bars those claims, but concluded that the appeal was premature because the trial court’s ruling was not final. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 11 Aug. 2026 Ashley and Daniel Nielsen welcomed their sons, Kai and Joey, on July 22 at just 32 weeks after Ashley went into premature labor in Port Macquarie, according to a GoFundMe organized for the family. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for premature
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premature
  1. early
  2. untimely
  3. unexpected
  4. sudden
  5. precocious
  6. inopportune
Adjective
  • The restaurant is named for American artist John Singer Sargent, a painter who specialized in portraits and landscapes during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, one of Disney’s earliest characters who predated Mickey Mouse, is back for the 21st century.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of early
Adjective
  • Incomplete, corrupted, untimely, or unintelligible Submissions or Submission Forms will be disqualified.
    — August 16, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The organizer of Tristan’s GoFundMe noted that he was set to start his senior year of high school and get his driver’s license before his untimely death.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of untimely
Adjective
  • Few inside and outside the Bernabeu doubt Mourinho will blow up at some point — most likely when his team suffer an unexpected defeat or are victims of a controversial refereeing decision.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • For now, Mike and I are enjoying these unexpected bonus days.
    — Kim Clark, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of unexpected
Adjective
  • The sudden loss of mass means the strength of the primary star’s gravity drops suddenly, causing the secondary companion to get flung out into space at dizzying speeds.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
  • But the sudden reversal in many of its biggest stock bets, compounded by losses on the other side of its portfolio and the use of leverage, quickly turned into a liquidity crunch.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of sudden
Adjective
  • Clearly influenced by Berger, Yoon develops the idea London introduced with only rough-hewn melodrama over a century before, that a precocious enough dog might offer a unique window onto human character.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Alisan Porter, playing Curly Sue’s 7-year-old title character, is undeniably a charmingly precocious kid who gets in a few great lines.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of precocious
Adjective
  • Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies are in the final days before the MLB trade deadline searching for answers to an offense that has stalled at an inopportune time.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • American fans will rue the fact that such a feel-good story ended in embarrassment on and off the field as a US president who loves the spotlight seized it at an inopportune time and then a promising team crashed out in the worst way possible.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of inopportune

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