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unripe

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Synonyms & Antonyms of unripe

lacking in adult experience or maturity

unripe and unprepared recruits who were sent into battle as cannon fodder

Synonyms for unripe

adolescent,
callow,
green,
immature,
inexperienced,
juvenile,
puerile,
raw,
unfledged,
unformed,
unripened

Words Related to unripe

babyish,
childish,
infantile,
infantilized,
infantine

boyish,
girlish,
juvenescent,
kiddish,
young,
youngish,
youthful

maidenly,
virginal

ingenuous,
innocent,
naive
(or naïve),
tender

unknowing,
unseasoned,
unsophisticated,
untrained,
untried

Phrases Synonymous with unripe

wet behind the ears

Near Antonyms for unripe

advanced,
precocious

knowing,
savvy,
sophisticated,
worldly,
worldly-wise

Antonyms for unripe

adult,
experienced,
grown-up,
mature,
ripe

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“Unripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unripe. Accessed 26 Jul. 2021.

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