Synonyms of unripened

unripened

adjective

ˌən-ˈrī-pənd 

as in inexperienced

lacking in adult experience or maturity

the unripened thoughts of a young writer with limited life experiences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inexperienced
• immature
• adolescent
• unripe
• young
• green
• juvenile
• unformed
• callow
• puerile
• youthful
• unfledged
• raw
• wet behind the ears
• childish
• infantile
• innocent
• babyish
• naive
• girlish
• youngish
• boyish
• infantine
• maidenly
• virginal
• infantilized
• unseasoned
• untried
• unsophisticated
• ingenuous
• untrained
• kiddish
• tender
• juvenescent
• unknowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ripe
• mature
• experienced
• adult
• advanced
• precocious
• grown-up
• worldly
• sophisticated
• knowing
• savvy
• worldly-wise

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unripened

Store guavas in the fridge or freeze them for up to a year; unripened guavas can ripen faster in a paper bag with an apple. — Su-Jit Lin, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2026

Cottage cheese is a fresh, unripened cheese known for its mild and tangy flavor and distinctive curds. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 29 July 2025

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

Equally delicious is her banana cou cou, smashed unripened banana topped with lamb gravy. — Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025

The skinny on capers For the uninitiated, capers are the unripened, pea-sized buds of the prickly caper bush, or Capparis spinosa. — Allison Morrow, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024

The new Olallieberry Nocino sinks the inky berries in an unripened walnut liqueur with nutmeg, allspice and cloves. — Becky Duffett, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Dec. 2023

In addition to being tasty (locals fry the plant’s unripened flower heads in olive oil and garlic, and add them to omelets, meat and chickpea dishes), akkoub is rich in calcium and iron. — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2022

Verjus is the juice of unripened wine grapes and has a bright fresh flavor that lends itself well to nonalcoholic cocktails. — Washington Post, 14 July 2021