Definitions and Examples of unripe, immature
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
Not yet fully developed or matured; not ready for consumption.
Example
The fruit was unripe and tasted sour.
Not fully grown or developed; lacking emotional or intellectual maturity.
Example
His behavior was immature and showed a lack of responsibility.
Key Differences: unripe vs immature
- 1Unripe refers to something that is not yet fully developed or matured, while ripen means to become fully matured or ready for use.
- 2Immature can refer to both physical and emotional development, while ripen only refers to physical maturation.
Effective Usage of unripe, immature
- 1Cooking: Use unripe to describe fruits or vegetables that are not yet ready for consumption.
- 2Personal Growth: Use immature to describe someone who lacks emotional or intellectual maturity.
- 3Farming: Use ripen to describe the process of fruits or vegetables becoming fully matured and ready for harvest.
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Remember this!
The antonyms of ripen are unripe and immature. Unripe describes something that is not yet fully developed, while immature describes a lack of emotional or intellectual maturity. Use these words in contexts such as cooking, personal growth, and farming.
