mature
English Thesaurus
1. cause to ripen and discharge pus (verb.body)
hypernym | : | draw, |
definition | : | cause to localize at one point (verb.body) |
2. grow old or older (verb.change)
hypernym | : | develop, |
definition | : | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | turn, |
definition | : | become officially one year older (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | dote, |
definition | : | be foolish or senile due to old age (verb.stative) |
3. cause to ripen or develop fully (verb.change)
hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
cause | : | ripen, |
definition | : | grow ripe (verb.change) |
4. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation (verb.change)
hypernym | : | develop, |
definition | : | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | ripen, |
definition | : | grow ripe (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | find, find oneself, |
definition | : | accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | grow up, |
definition | : | become an adult (verb.social) |
5. become due for repayment (verb.change)
hypernym | : | change, |
definition | : | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change) |
6. develop and work out fully in one's mind (verb.communication)
7. fully considered and perfected (adj.all)
similar | : | developed, |
definition | : | being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful (adj.all) |
8. (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination (adj.all)
similar | : | fledgeling, fledgling, |
definition | : | (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers (adj.all) |
similar | : | full-fledged, fully fledged, |
definition | : | (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly (adj.all) |
9. having reached full natural growth or development (adj.all)
similar | : | fruiting, |
definition | : | capable of bearing fruit (adj.all) |
similar | : | headed, |
definition | : | of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head (adj.all) |
similar | : | marriageable, nubile, |
definition | : | of girls or women who are eligible to marry (adj.all) |
similar | : | overblown, |
definition | : | past the stage of full bloom (adj.all) |
similar | : | meridian, prime, |
definition | : | being at the best stage of development (adj.all) |
also | : | old, |
definition | : | (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age (adj.all) |
attribute | : | age, |
definition | : | how long something has existed (noun.attribute) |
attribute | : | matureness, maturity, |
definition | : | state of being mature; full development (noun.state) |
10. characteristic of maturity (adj.all)
similar | : | autumnal, |
definition | : | characteristic of late maturity verging on decline (adj.all) |
similar | : | mellow, mellowed, |
definition | : | having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience (adj.all) |
similar | : | ripe, |
definition | : | at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge (adj.all) |
11. fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used (adj.all)
similar | : | aged, ripened, |
definition | : | of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable) (adj.all) |
similar | : | mellow, mellowed, |
definition | : | having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging (adj.all) |
similar | : | overripe, |
definition | : | too ripe and beginning to turn soft (adj.all) |
12. cause to ripen and discharge pus (verb.body)
derivation | : | festering, maturation, suppuration, |
definition | : | (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus (noun.process) |
13. grow old or older (verb.change)
derivation | : | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny, |
definition | : | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (noun.process) |
derivation | : | age, eld, |
definition | : | a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises (noun.time) |
14. cause to ripen or develop fully (verb.change)
15. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation (verb.change)
derivation | : | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny, |
definition | : | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (noun.process) |
derivation | : | growth, |
definition | : | a progression from simpler to more complex forms (noun.process) |
16. (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination (adj.all)
antonym | : | immature, unfledged, |
definition | : | (of birds) not yet having developed feathers (adj.all) |
derivation | : | matureness, maturity, |
definition | : | state of being mature; full development (noun.state) |
17. having reached full natural growth or development (adj.all)
antonym | : | immature, |
definition | : | not yet mature (adj.all) |
derivation | : | matureness, maturity, |
definition | : | state of being mature; full development (noun.state) |
derivation | : | adulthood, maturity, |
definition | : | the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed (noun.time) |
18. characteristic of maturity (adj.all)
antonym | : | immature, |
definition | : | characteristic of a lack of maturity (adj.all) |
19. fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used (adj.all)
derivation | : | matureness, maturity, |
definition | : | state of being mature; full development (noun.state) |
derivation | : | ripeness, |
definition | : | the state of being ripe (noun.state) |
20. cause to ripen and discharge pus (verb.body)
derivation | : | festering, maturation, suppuration, |
definition | : | (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus (noun.process) |
21. grow old or older (verb.change)
derivation | : | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny, |
definition | : | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (noun.process) |
derivation | : | age, eld, |
definition | : | a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises (noun.time) |
22. cause to ripen or develop fully (verb.change)
23. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation (verb.change)
derivation | : | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny, |
definition | : | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (noun.process) |
derivation | : | growth, |
definition | : | a progression from simpler to more complex forms (noun.process) |
24. (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination (adj.all)
antonym | : | immature, unfledged, |
definition | : | (of birds) not yet having developed feathers (adj.all) |
derivation | : | matureness, maturity, |
definition | : | state of being mature; full development (noun.state) |
25. having reached full natural growth or development (adj.all)
antonym | : | immature, |
definition | : | not yet mature (adj.all) |
derivation | : | matureness, maturity, |
definition | : | state of being mature; full development (noun.state) |
derivation | : | adulthood, maturity, |
definition | : | the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed (noun.time) |
26. characteristic of maturity (adj.all)
antonym | : | immature, |
definition | : | characteristic of a lack of maturity (adj.all) |
27. fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used (adj.all)
derivation | : | matureness, maturity, |
definition | : | state of being mature; full development (noun.state) |
derivation | : | ripeness, |
definition | : | the state of being ripe (noun.state) |
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