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
These early albums are a little unripe in places, but there are signs of the writer Carpenter would become.
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Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
For centuries Champagne producers set large crops, harvested unripe fruit and bolstered their lackadaisical vineyard efforts by adding copious amounts of sugar (dosage), with uniformity and consistency being the goal.
—Patrick Comiskey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Nothing but complaints about acne, mosquitos, unripe fruit.
—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
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Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
For centuries Champagne producers set large crops, harvested unripe fruit and bolstered their lackadaisical vineyard efforts by adding copious amounts of sugar (dosage), with uniformity and consistency being the goal.
—Patrick Comiskey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Nothing but complaints about acne, mosquitos, unripe fruit.
—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
See All Example Sentences for unripe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unripe
Adjective
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Peripheral blood smear: A sample of your blood is examined under a microscope to look for abnormal cells, including immature cells that shouldn’t normally be in the bloodstream.—
Health,
Health,
24 May 2025
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Concluding the movie as a surprisingly mature teenager is a fascinating transition into a decade-plus of Cruise playing immature grown-ups.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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There are so many adults like myself walking around with these adolescent feelings of rejection.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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And how have the brothers changed since their early years as adolescent stars?—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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For his latest work, the interdisciplinary artist tells a tale of two young rappers who discover a romantic connection while trying to find a name for their hip hop group.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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Binge drinking and alcohol use has been declining among young people.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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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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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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“Unripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unripe. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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