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ripens

verb , present tense third-person singular of ripen

Synonyms and Antonyms of ripens

to become mature

pears ripening on the tree

Synonyms of ripens

ages, develops, grows, grows up, matures, progresses

Words Related to ripens

mellows, softens

blooms, blossoms, burgeons (also bourgeons), flourishes, flowers

advances, evolves

gets along, gets on, grays (also greys)

Near Antonyms of ripens

decays, declines, degenerates, deteriorates, sinks, worsens

dries, droops, fades, flags, sags, shrivels, wanes, wastes (away), weakens, wilts, withers

regresses, retrogresses, reverts

backslides, lapses, returns

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