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adjective un·ripe \ ˌən-ˈrīp \

Definition of unripe

1 :not ripe :immature

unripe fruit

2 :not ready :unprepared

unripe plans

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unripeness

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Examples of unripe in a Sentence

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

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Get true unripe green tomatoes, not green heirlooms, which are too delicate to grill.

— anya tchoupakov, Bon Appetit, "17 Tomato Recipes That Taste Like Summer in Every Bite," 30 July 2017
Get true unripe green tomatoes, not green heirlooms, which are too delicate to grill.

— anya tchoupakov, Bon Appetit, "20 Healthy Grilling Recipes to Make this Summer," 27 June 2017
Beyond a couple of minor role players on the Warriors’ bench, neither side is burdened by the innocence and inadequacy of the unready or unripe.

— harvey araton, New York Times, "A Lesson From the Warriors and the Cavaliers: The Draft Can’t Help You Now," 11 June 2017
Green Mofongo Makes 4 servings; 14mg THC per serving 3 unripe green plantain Play VideoPlayMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration Time 0:00Loaded:

— danielle guercio, The Seattle Times, "Spiked green mofongo shakes up a Caribbean classic | Cannabis recipe," 31 May 2017
Though many cultures use the banana-esque plantain as a starch source in their meals, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rican styles of mofongo are among of the most delicious ways to eat the green, unripe fruit (known to some as cooking bananas).

— danielle guercio, The Seattle Times, "Spiked green mofongo shakes up a Caribbean classic | Cannabis recipe," 31 May 2017
Macerating unripe climacteric fruit in sugar, however, isn’t a substitute for ripening them; that just takes time in your kitchen counter’s fruit basket.

— bill st. john, The Denver Post, "Get Cooking: Macerating fruit," 8 May 2017
Storing mangoes: Keep unripe mangoes at room temperature.

— claire perez, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Claire's tip of the week: Celebrate mango season," 5 May 2017
Storing mangoes: Keep unripe mangoes at room temperature.

— claire perez, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Claire's tip of the week: Celebrate mango season," 5 May 2017

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First Known Use of unripe

13th century

unripe Synonyms

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

UNRIPE Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of unripe for English Language Learners

of food : not fully grown or developed : not yet ready to eat : not ripe

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adjective un·ripe \ ˌən-ˈrīp \

Definition of unripe for Students

:not ripe or mature

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