Synonyms of mature

mature 1 of 2

adjective

mə-ˈchu̇r 

1

as in matured

fully grown or developed

I like pears when they're still hard, before they're mature

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in due

having reached the date at which payment is required

mature bonds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• due
• outstanding
• delinquent
• unpaid
• owed
• owing
• payable
• receivable
• overdue
• unsettled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undue
• cleared
• repaid
• liquidated
• settled
• paid (off or up)
• prepaid

3

as in adult

relating to or typical of adults; displaying proper maturity

that wasn't a very mature response to my well-meaning criticism

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adult
• grown-up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• immature
• adolescent
• childish
• infantile
• kiddish

4

as in pornographic

dealing in or with explicitly sexual material

a mature talk show that is available only on pay-cable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adult
• pornographic
• sexy
• erotic
• suggestive
• crude
• X-rated
• porny
• hard-core
• gross
• lustful
• bedroom
• filthy
• obscene
• coarse
• indecent
• kinky
• lascivious
• lewd
• bawdy
• dirty
• smutty
• vulgar
• salacious
• ribald
• earthy
• naughty
• soft-core
• prurient
• perverted
• immodest
• racy
• unprintable
• salty
• unbecoming
• foul
• wicked
• indecorous
• nasty
• wanton
• profane
• debasing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clean
• prudish
• Victorian
• prim
• puritanical
• proper
• priggish
• polite
• correct
• G-rated
• straitlaced
• decent
• genteel
• decorous
• seemly

mature

2 of 2

verb

as in to grow

to become mature

a young figure skater whose talent is still maturing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grow
• progress
• develop
• age
• ripen
• grow up
• flower
• evolve
• blossom
• bloom
• flourish
• mellow
• soften
• gray
• open
• get along
• get on
• unfold
• burgeon
• advance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• degenerate
• decline
• deteriorate
• decay
• dry
• sink
• worsen
• weaken
• waste (away)
• fade
• wilt
• wither
• shrivel
• wane
• revert
• sag
• return
• regress
• flag
• droop
• lapse
• retrogress
• backslide

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mature

Adjective

Automated tools can now discover vulnerabilities in mature software, leaving developers searching for stronger ways to prevent exploitable flaws. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

The mangrove forest's mature trees and carbon-rich soils store earth warming greenhouse gases, said Marie Arnaud, a researcher at the French Sustainable Development Institute based at the Sorbonne University in Paris. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Verb

As with many maturing technologies, experts say wellness devices have become cheaper and easier to produce, lowering the barriers to entry. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

The shift reflects years of pandemic-era outdoor investment finally maturing into something more deliberate. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026