Definition of unripened
:not approaching or at full development :not matured :not ripened
- unripened fruit
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The former state judge had watched his last campaign, against incumbent Mayor Mitch Landrieu in 2014, fail to gain traction before falling victim, like an unripened tomato, to a winter freeze.
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First Known Use of unripened
1561
unripened Synonyms
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adolescent, green, immature, inexperienced, juvenile, puerile, raw, unfledged, unformed, unripe, callowAntonyms
adult, experienced, grown-up, mature, ripeRelated 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, untriedNear Antonyms
advanced, precocious; knowing, savvy, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wiseLearn More about unripened
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