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

Transplants of mature muscle tissue based on stem cells taken from the mouse’s own quadriceps were found to survive for more than 81 days in experiments. — Mike McRae 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026

It was covered in mature trees and spanned thousands of square meters—yet nobody had ever seen it before. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026

Verb

Sovereign debt loads are already elevated across much of the world, and refinancing maturing debt at higher rates will progressively increase interest costs and strain public finances. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Instead of an alteration to mature, functional tau, quality control oversight at the site of production may be going awry in Alzheimer’s brains. — Mike McRae 03, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026