as in inexperienced
lacking in adult experience or maturity
the unripened thoughts of a young writer with limited life experiences
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Recent Examples of unripened
Cottage cheese is a fresh, unripened cheese known for its mild and tangy flavor and distinctive curds.
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Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
Benin explains that Drizzle is made with small unripened olives, harvested in the fall before the rainy season in Spain, where the olives are sourced, so there’s minimal water and oil inside.
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Andrew Watman,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Equally delicious is her banana cou cou, smashed unripened banana topped with lamb gravy.
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Patrick Scott,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
The skinny on capers For the uninitiated, capers are the unripened, pea-sized buds of the prickly caper bush, or Capparis spinosa.
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Allison Morrow,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2024
The new Olallieberry Nocino sinks the inky berries in an unripened walnut liqueur with nutmeg, allspice and cloves.
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Becky Duffett,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 Dec. 2023
In addition to being tasty (locals fry the plant’s unripened flower heads in olive oil and garlic, and add them to omelets, meat and chickpea dishes), akkoub is rich in calcium and iron.
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Emily Matchar,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 July 2022
Cream cheese is made from cow’s milk and is unripened.
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Washington Post,
30 Nov. 2021
Just place the unripened avocados in a paper bag with a banana or an apple, fold over the top and leave it on the counter.
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Paul Stephen,
San Antonio Express-News,
15 Mar. 2021
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
Benin explains that Drizzle is made with small unripened olives, harvested in the fall before the rainy season in Spain, where the olives are sourced, so there’s minimal water and oil inside.
—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Equally delicious is her banana cou cou, smashed unripened banana topped with lamb gravy.
—
Patrick Scott,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
The skinny on capers For the uninitiated, capers are the unripened, pea-sized buds of the prickly caper bush, or Capparis spinosa.
—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2024
The new Olallieberry Nocino sinks the inky berries in an unripened walnut liqueur with nutmeg, allspice and cloves.
—
Becky Duffett,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 Dec. 2023
In addition to being tasty (locals fry the plant’s unripened flower heads in olive oil and garlic, and add them to omelets, meat and chickpea dishes), akkoub is rich in calcium and iron.
—
Emily Matchar,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 July 2022
Cream cheese is made from cow’s milk and is unripened.
—
Washington Post,
30 Nov. 2021
Just place the unripened avocados in a paper bag with a banana or an apple, fold over the top and leave it on the counter.
—
Paul Stephen,
San Antonio Express-News,
15 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unripened
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The subtext beneath that statement is that Syd recognizes why Tina might be loath to take orders from a boss who is younger and, relative to Carmy, inexperienced in the business.
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Army investigations have repeatedly pointed to the same factors contributing to fatal training incidents including sleep deprivation, inadequate training and inexperienced leaders supervising high-risk exercises.
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His position is assumed, in turn, by the largest of the immature fish, who, thanks to the tragedy, finally gets to grow up.
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Even Stevens was never afraid to go all out for its constant string of gags and jokes, led by Shia LaBeouf as the immature prankster Louis Stevens.
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The researchers looked at the adolescent’s subjective perception that a device was interfering with the relationship.
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But as our adolescent hero discovers, with great imagination comes great responsibility.
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Meanwhile, unripe bananas contain more fiber than ripe bananas.
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Green mangoes Like green bananas, green (unripe) mangoes offer resistant starch, antioxidants, and significantly less sugar than their ripe, orange counterparts.
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Still, younger investors are leading the charge for AI adoption.
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Most of those children are 3 years old and younger, USA TODAY has reported.
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“Unripened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unripened. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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