Synonyms of ripe

ripe

adjective

ˈrīp 

1

as in matured

fully grown or developed

a ripe tomato

Synonyms & Similar Words

• matured
• mature
• ripened
• adult
• aging
• aged
• older
• full-blown
• ageing
• full-fledged
• old
• golden
• mellow
• long-lived

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• young
• unripe
• green
• youthful
• immature
• juvenile
• adolescent
• burgeoning
• flourishing
• unripened
• youngish
• flowering
• blooming
• unfinished
• undeveloped
• blossoming
• unformed
• unfledged

2

as in stinking

having an unpleasant smell

the clothes of the field hands were sweaty and ripe after a hard day's work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stinking
• rotting
• foul
• strong
• rotted
• reeking
• rotten
• disgusting
• fetid
• malodorous
• stinky
• smelly
• filthy
• funky
• fusty
• dirty
• frowzy
• musty
• noisome
• frowsy
• rank
• bad
• stale
• rancid
• reeky
• spoiled
• putrid
• frowsty
• vile
• stenchy
• nasty
• revolting
• spoiling
• repulsive
• decayed
• decaying
• offensive
• decomposed
• decomposing
• noxious
• odorous
• skunky
• odoriferous
• odiferous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sweet
• fragrant
• aromatic
• scented
• perfumed
• redolent
• savory
• savoury
• ambrosial
• spicy
• flowery
• woodsy
• fruity

Examples of ripe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Polyamory, as this Argentine comedy series showcases, is ripe for examination. —Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024

Fall has definitely descended upon Southeast Detroit, and the weekend's arts and entertainment options are ripe for picking. —Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2024

What the findings do reveal, however, is that there is a world of phages ripe for exploration. —Alice Park, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024

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