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.
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.