as in early
occurring before the usual or expected time
his premature arrival at his own surprise party almost ruined everything
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of premature
She and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, share daughters Sienna, 3, and Athena, who was born premature in January, and his son Christopher Woolf, 9, from a previous relationship.
—
Janine Henni, People.com, 21 May 2025
Their premature birth occurred after Nelson faced complications with her pregnancy due to carrying monochorionic/diamniotic twins, babies who share a placenta while having separate amniotic sacs.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 18 May 2025
Lifestyle factors such as protecting your skin from the sun's UV rays, not smoking, and maintaining a healthy diet also help reduce premature skin aging.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
Some argue that taking a vote is divisive or premature.
—Erin Murphy, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for premature
Janine Henni, People.com, 21 May 2025
Their premature birth occurred after Nelson faced complications with her pregnancy due to carrying monochorionic/diamniotic twins, babies who share a placenta while having separate amniotic sacs.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 18 May 2025
Lifestyle factors such as protecting your skin from the sun's UV rays, not smoking, and maintaining a healthy diet also help reduce premature skin aging.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
Some argue that taking a vote is divisive or premature.
—Erin Murphy, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for premature
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premature
Adjective
-
Not bad for a town that emerged originally as the terminus of industrial traffic along the Erie Canal in the early 1800s.—
David Allan,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
-
According to data from the C.D.C., infants under six months of age with COVID have been hospitalized at comparable rates to people in their late sixties and early seventies.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
31 May 2025
Adjective
-
Purdy, known to her family as Bez Purdy, was loved by the Broomfield community and had been a church warden for 20 years before her untimely death, per the statement.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
27 May 2025
-
Random House, July 8 Image These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean Alice Storm returns, reluctantly, to her estranged family’s Rhode Island estate after the untimely death of her billionaire father, Franklin.—
Laura Thompson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Adjective
-
But during the appearance, an unexpected guest also got some attention from those gathered below!—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
27 May 2025
-
The community has grown up, but growth brought unexpected burdens.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Adjective
-
The 2014 retirement of Malcolm (who died in 2017) and sudden spring 2016 departure of Johnson due to the risk of complete hearing loss threw shade on the future.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
-
As guests hurried into the building to escape the sudden downpour — with a few leaving early, uncertain about how the rest of the day would unfold — Ashley had to think on her feet.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
25 May 2025
Adjective
-
Hepburn’s thorny performance veers away from her typical sparkling ingenue presence toward something more brittle (watching Holly Golightly restrain herself from cursing out a precocious, irritating child delights).—
Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo,
Footwear News,
26 May 2025
-
But the creature is quickly adopted by Lilo (Maia Kealoha), a precocious child with a special love for animals, at a kennel where he has been mistaken for an ugly dog.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
Adjective
-
The theft seems easy to James, and exciting — Reichardt layers a jazzy score underneath the action that shows up under fitting, then increasingly inopportune moments.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
-
Putting pressure on the opponent This roster appears to be well-built for low-scoring games in April, which can swing on an inopportune error or a heads-up base-running decision.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Premature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premature. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share