“ripe”

Definitions

• adjective

  fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used

  Synonyms: mature, accomplished, adult, age, aged, appropriate, apt, archetypical, armed, auspicious, befitting, blase

  Antonyms: green

  • Example:“ripe peaches”
  • Example:“full-bodied mature wines”

• adjective

  fully prepared or eager

  • Example:“The colonists were ripe for revolution.”

• adjective

  most suitable or right for a particular purpose

  Synonyms: good, right

  • Example:“a good time to plant tomatoes”
  • Example:“the right time to act”

• adjective

  at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge

  • Example:“a ripe mind”

• adjective

  far along in time

  Synonyms: advanced

  • Example:“a man of advanced age”
  • Example:“advanced in years”