as in immature
lacking in adult experience or maturity
unripe and unprepared recruits who were sent into battle as cannon fodder
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Recent Examples of unripe
The aromatic base of Macabeo grapes gets its color from unripe green walnuts, macerated with 150 botanicals before being aged in oak for six months.
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Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
How To Tell If an Avocado Is Ripe Eat avocados when ripe, not unripe or overripe.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2025
The female bores into the fig to lay its eggs, which hatch out as larvae inside the fruit and eat the unripe insides before burrowing their way out.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Store unripe peaches at room temp in a single layer; refrigerate or freeze ripe ones to extend freshness.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unripe
Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
How To Tell If an Avocado Is Ripe Eat avocados when ripe, not unripe or overripe.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2025
The female bores into the fig to lay its eggs, which hatch out as larvae inside the fruit and eat the unripe insides before burrowing their way out.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Store unripe peaches at room temp in a single layer; refrigerate or freeze ripe ones to extend freshness.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unripe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unripe
Adjective
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The landscaping was sparse and immature.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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The two did a nice job portraying teenagers who go back and forth from sincere to ridiculously immature, but the best part was their horror when Jost fired back.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Blackhawks understood that handing their defense to a group of young, inexperienced players would be a challenge after the trade deadline.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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As New York Magazine reported last month, shifts are also crushingly long, the vast majority of managers are young and inexperienced, and contracts often end abruptly without any prior warning.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Narrated by Josh Gad, Orangutan introduces us to Indah, an adolescent orangutan preparing to leave her family unit for the first time and venture into the wild.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2026
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Recently released from prison, coach Walt Mangian joins a local youth gym to help a ragtag team of adolescent boxers aspiring to a national championship.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The virus is highly contagious and can infect nearly all young children, according to the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID).—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Hochsteins share two young children together.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Cottage cheese is a fresh, unripened cheese known for its mild and tangy flavor and distinctive curds.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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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
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“Unripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unripe. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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