MATURE Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word mature. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| adult | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a fully developed person from maturity onward • any mature animal adjective satellite • (of animals) fully developed • designed to arouse lust | ||||||
| ripe | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used adjective satellite • fully prepared or eager • most suitable or right for a particular purpose • at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge • far along in time | ||||||
| developed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful adjective satellite • (used of societies) having high industrial development • (of real estate) made more useful and profitable as by building or laying out roads | ||||||
| full-grown | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (of animals) fully developed | ||||||
| seasoned | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • aged or processed adjective satellite • rendered competent through trial and experience | ||||||
| age | nounn | |||||
noun • how long something has existed • an era of history having some distinctive feature • a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises • a prolonged period of time • a late time of life verb • begin to seem older; get older • grow old or older • make older | ||||||
| grow | verbv | |||||
verb • pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become • become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain • increase in size by natural process • cause to grow or develop • develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation • come into existence; take on form or shape • cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) • grow emotionally or mature • become attached by or as if by the process of growth | ||||||
| ripen | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to ripen or develop fully • grow ripe | ||||||
| develop | verbv | |||||
verb • make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation • work out • gain through experience • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) • come into existence; take on form or shape • change the use of and make available or usable • elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses • create by training and teaching • be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest • grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment • become technologically advanced • cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development • generate gradually • grow emotionally or mature • make visible by means of chemical solutions • superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry • move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions • move into a strategically more advantageous position • elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme • happen • expand in the form of a series | ||||||
| maturate | verbv | |||||
verb • develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation • grow old or older • ripen and generate pus | ||||||
| progress | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • gradual improvement or growth or development • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) • a movement forward verb • develop in a positive way • move forward, also in the metaphorical sense • form or accumulate steadily | ||||||
| grow up | verbv | |||||
verb • become an adult | ||||||
| fledged | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination adjective satellite • (of an arrow) equipped with feathers | ||||||
| grown | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • (of animals) fully developed | ||||||
| matured | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • fully ripe; at the height of bloom • fully considered and perfected | ||||||
| senesce | verbv | |||||
verb • grow old or older | ||||||
| suppurate | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to ripen and discharge pus • ripen and generate pus | ||||||
| get on | verbv | |||||
verb • have smooth relations • get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) • get up on the back of • grow late or (of time) elapse • appear in a show, on T.V. or radio • develop in a positive way • grow old or older | ||||||
