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
Papaya trees dot their small cattle farm on which the property sits, so Rodríguez takes advantage of the vegetal unripe fruits in a twist on classic Mexican jalapeños en escabeche.
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Ingrid Merary Rodríguez Luna, Saveur, 26 Feb. 2025
Flavors include unripe pears and the mid palate has a honeyed varnish.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
These early albums are a little unripe in places, but there are signs of the writer Carpenter would become.
—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
See All Example Sentences for unripe
Ingrid Merary Rodríguez Luna, Saveur, 26 Feb. 2025
Flavors include unripe pears and the mid palate has a honeyed varnish.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
These early albums are a little unripe in places, but there are signs of the writer Carpenter would become.
—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
See All Example Sentences for unripe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unripe
Adjective
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At the very worst, an immature 18-year-old makes a horrific decision on a whim to deface his or her torso with a tableau of repulsive images that could potentially cause medical complications later in life.—
Scott Liftman,
Boston Herald,
25 July 2025
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The researchers showed how the interplay between a baby's rising sleep pressure and immature circadian rhythms can create seemingly erratic nap behavior that, in reality, follows a mathematically predictable pattern.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Globally, obesity in adults has more than doubled since 1990, with adolescent rates quadrupling, the World Health Organization reported.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Cutting between the two timelines, Washington Black bears witness simultaneously to the very first steps in Wash’s adolescent coming-of-age, and the finishing stages of it.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Princess Mako, a niece of Japan's Emperor Naruhito (and whose younger brother is the likely next ruler of Japan), married her longtime love, Kei Komuro, in a simple ceremony at a registry office on Oct. 26, 2021.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Note: Cal Raleigh’s dad was his pitcher, and his younger brother was his catcher in the Home Run Derby.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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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 29 Jul. 2025.
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