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
Nothing but complaints about acne, mosquitos, unripe fruit.
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Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
There is not much to be gained by Washington’s doing more in the region right now, especially if more is defined in terms of large, prolonged military interventions designed to remake societies decidedly unripe for democracy.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2013
Edamame Edamame, or fresh, unripe soybeans, offer many nutritional benefits and may be a great late-night snack.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 30 Sep. 2024
Cooler temperatures decrease the pace of ripening. Firm, unripe, uncut avocados should be stored at room temperature (68° to 75°F), the Hass Avocado Board and Sarah Brekke, M.S., Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen brand manager agree.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
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Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
There is not much to be gained by Washington’s doing more in the region right now, especially if more is defined in terms of large, prolonged military interventions designed to remake societies decidedly unripe for democracy.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2013
Edamame Edamame, or fresh, unripe soybeans, offer many nutritional benefits and may be a great late-night snack.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 30 Sep. 2024
Cooler temperatures decrease the pace of ripening. Firm, unripe, uncut avocados should be stored at room temperature (68° to 75°F), the Hass Avocado Board and Sarah Brekke, M.S., Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen brand manager agree.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unripe
Adjective
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These clowns dressed as presidents appear immature and narcissistic.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2025
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A lot of us automatically use certain emotionally immature phrases without even thinking about it.—
Kathy and Ross Petras, Contributors,
CNBC,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Jeanne is 15, a restless adolescent among a tribe of younger children in an orphanage in the mountains where she is first seen wandering at dusk, her way lit by the snow’s reflective glitter.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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Sleep regressions, toddler tantrums, adolescent mood swings — yes, parenting has its challenges.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Geller said sharing her home with a younger generation has brought life to her house.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Remains of Shiri Bibas returned, family says The latest hostage exchange is going ahead after tensions mounted over a grisly and heart-wrenching dispute triggered this week when Hamas initially handed over the wrong body for Shiri Bibas, an Israeli mother of two young boys abducted by militants.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Equally delicious is her banana cou cou, smashed unripened banana topped with lamb gravy.—
Patrick Scott,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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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
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“Unripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unripe. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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