as in inexperienced
lacking in adult experience or maturity
the unripened thoughts of a young writer with limited life experiences
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Recent Examples of unripened
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.
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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
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
Cream cheese is made from cow’s milk and is unripened.
—Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
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
Just place the unripened avocados in a paper bag with a banana or an apple, fold over the top and leave it on the counter.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Mar. 2021
Try using corn flour to thicken Cream cheese is a soft, unripened (or fresh) cheese made from cow’s milk.
—Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2021
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
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
Cream cheese is made from cow’s milk and is unripened.
—Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
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
Just place the unripened avocados in a paper bag with a banana or an apple, fold over the top and leave it on the counter.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Mar. 2021
Try using corn flour to thicken Cream cheese is a soft, unripened (or fresh) cheese made from cow’s milk.
—Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unripened
Adjective
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The series follows the (fictional) famous televangelist family of the Gemstones, led by widowed patriarch Eli (played by John Goodman) alongside his immature children Jesse (Danny McBride), Judy (Edi Patterson) and Kelvin (Adam DeVine).—
Kirsten Chuba,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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The son of a Russian oligarch, Vanya is immature, perpetually stoned, and supposed to be using his time in the States to study.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The victim was also found to be developmentally delayed with an adolescent cognitive level, the warrant affidavit said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2025
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Rates have stagnated in the last few years and lag far behind usage of other common adolescent immunizations to prevent meningococcal disease (88.4%) and tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (89%).—
Lisa Doggett,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Much of this intake is of low quality, such as bark, mature leaves and unripe fruits.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Papaya trees dot their small cattle farm on which the property sits, so Rodríguez takes advantage of the vegetal unripe fruits in a twist on classic Mexican jalapeños en escabeche.—
Ingrid Merary Rodríguez Luna,
Saveur,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The study followed adults younger than 50 who didn’t have any comorbidities from 2010 to 2018.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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But this is actually largely driven by younger, college-age adults.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Unripened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unripened. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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