NEOTENOUS Antonyms

• a fully developed person from maturity onward

• any mature animal

• (of animals) fully developed

• designed to arouse lust

• people who are old collectively

• advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

• at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)

• having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)

• of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)

• (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process

• so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

• people who are old collectively

• advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

• characteristic of maturity

• having reached full natural growth or development

• fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used

• (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination

• fully considered and perfected

• develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation

• develop and work out fully in one's mind

• become due for repayment

• cause to ripen or develop fully

• grow old or older

• cause to ripen and discharge pus

• no longer in use

• old; no longer valid or fashionable

• fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used

• 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

• growing old