Synonyms for MATURE
məˈtʊər, -ˈtyʊər, -ˈtʃʊər, -ˈtʃɜrma·ture

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1. matureverb

   Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.

   She is quite mature for her age.

   Antonyms:
   immature, childish

2. matureadjective

   Profound; careful.

   The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.

   Antonyms:
   superficial

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1. matureadjective

   characteristic of maturity

   "mature for her age"

   Synonyms:
   matured, ripe, fledged

   Antonyms:
   embryonic, adolescent, childish, embryonal, prepubescent, juvenile, jejune, inchoative, puerile, larval, pubescent, underdeveloped, immature, prepubertal, pupal, babyish, prepupal, undeveloped, embryologic, infantile

2. mature, maturedadjective

   fully considered and perfected

   "mature plans"

   Synonyms:
   matured, full-blown, mature, ripe, fledged

   Antonyms:
   adolescent, juvenile, embryonic, prepupal, pupal, immature, undeveloped, infantile, puerile, childish, embryonal, prepubescent, prepubertal, underdeveloped, pubescent, inchoative, larval, babyish, embryologic, jejune

3. matureadjective

   having reached full natural growth or development

   "a mature cell"

   Synonyms:
   matured, ripe, fledged

   Antonyms:
   immature, juvenile, underdeveloped, embryologic, infantile, pubescent, embryonal, pupal, adolescent, prepubertal, prepubescent, prepupal, childish, puerile, inchoative, larval, jejune, undeveloped, babyish, embryonic

4. ripe, matureadjective

   fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used

   "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines"

   Synonyms:
   advanced, fledged, good, ripe, ripe(p), right, matured, mature

   Antonyms:
   prepubertal, larval, embryonic, prepupal, childish, underdeveloped, babyish, embryologic, juvenile, undeveloped, puerile, pubescent, jejune, infantile, immature, prepubescent, pupal, adolescent, embryonal, inchoative

5. fledged, matureverb

   (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination

   Synonyms:
   matured, mature, vaned, fledged, ripe

   Antonyms:
   immature, inchoative, infantile, undeveloped, prepubescent, pubescent, larval, pupal, adolescent, juvenile, prepubertal, puerile, prepupal, underdeveloped, babyish, jejune, embryologic, embryonic, childish, embryonal

6. mature, maturate, growverb

   develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation

   "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

   Synonyms:
   turn, age, grow, farm, produce, spring up, suppurate, acquire, arise, senesce, rise, develop, ripen, originate, fester, maturate, get, uprise, mature, raise, get on

   Antonyms:
   larval, infantile, puerile, adolescent, embryonal, childish, prepubescent, immature, prepupal, undeveloped, inchoative, prepubertal, babyish, jejune, underdeveloped, pubescent, juvenile, embryologic, embryonic, pupal

7. matureverb

   develop and work out fully in one's mind

   "I need to mature my thoughts"

   Synonyms:
   ripen, suppurate, grow, maturate, get on, senesce, age

   Antonyms:
   undeveloped, infantile, pupal, prepubertal, embryologic, immature, prepubescent, juvenile, adolescent, jejune, larval, underdeveloped, embryonic, embryonal, inchoative, puerile, childish, pubescent, prepupal, babyish

8. matureverb

   become due for repayment

   "These bonds mature in 2005"

   Synonyms:
   ripen, suppurate, grow, maturate, get on, senesce, age

   Antonyms:
   underdeveloped, immature, babyish, prepupal, undeveloped, puerile, pupal, jejune, prepubescent, prepubertal, embryonic, inchoative, juvenile, embryologic, pubescent, childish, adolescent, infantile, embryonal, larval

9. ripen, matureverb

   cause to ripen or develop fully

   "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine"

   Synonyms:
   ripen, suppurate, age, get on, senesce, maturate, mature, grow

   Antonyms:
   immature, jejune, prepupal, pubescent, adolescent, babyish, prepubescent, puerile, infantile, larval, childish, embryonic, pupal, prepubertal, underdeveloped, embryologic, juvenile, inchoative, undeveloped, embryonal

10. senesce, age, get on, mature, maturateverb

    grow old or older

    "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"

    Synonyms:
    get on, age, shape up, progress, bestride, come on, grow, climb on, be on, suppurate, board, come along, senesce, get along, get along with, mount up, get on with, advance, jump on, fester, ripen, mount, maturate, mature, hop on

    Antonyms:
    inchoative, undeveloped, prepubertal, immature, juvenile, adolescent, babyish, larval, pupal, underdeveloped, jejune, embryologic, embryonal, embryonic, puerile, infantile, pubescent, prepupal, childish, prepubescent

11. suppurate, matureverb

    cause to ripen and discharge pus

    "The oil suppurates the pustules"

    Synonyms:
    get on, fester, age, ripen, senesce, suppurate, maturate, mature, grow

    Antonyms:
    larval, infantile, pupal, adolescent, childish, juvenile, babyish, embryonic, underdeveloped, jejune, inchoative, immature, prepubescent, prepubertal, puerile, pubescent, embryologic, prepupal, undeveloped, embryonal

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Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grow

   it is a verb.

   the puppy will mature over the summer.

   Submitted by anonymous on January 11, 2021  

2. grow upverb

   to grow older and be calmer and less childish

   you are now mature

   Submitted by Lisafalzone2011 on June 6, 2022  

3. responsibity

   Submitted by anonymous on October 5, 2020  

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1. matureadjective

   Synonyms:
   perfected by time, complete, perfect, ripe

2. matureadjective

   Synonyms:
   prepared, ready, well-considered, well-digested

3. matureverb

   Synonyms:
   ripen

4. matureverb

   Synonyms:
   perfect, bring to perfection, bring to maturity

5. matureverb

   Synonyms:
   become ripe

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1. matureadjective

   Synonyms:
   full-grown, ripe, developed, perfect, prepared, finished

   Antonyms:
   immature

2. matureverb

   Synonyms:
   ripen, develop, perfect, season

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1. List of paraphrases for "mature":

   ripe, maturity, maduro, matured, adult, ripen, ripeness, adults, grown-up, low-hanging, sophisticated

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How to use MATURE in a sentence?

1. Ursula K. LeGuin:

   Imagination grows by exercise and contrary to common belief is more powerful in the mature than in the young.

2. David Pilgrim:

   Americans like happy history—narratives that make us look smart, brave, and exceptional. We want a history that has been cherry-picked, one that ignores our mistreatment of the weak and disfavored—a history that can be celebrated at picnics, parades, and in smug conversations. This approach to history is neither honest nor mature.

3. Lionel Trilling:

   Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal.

4. Laura Bachrach:

   The horse may have been a little bit out of the barn here in terms of what they’re looking at, girls tend to mature earlier . . . the girls were even more fixed in their position in the skeletal world by the time they started, whereas the boys were perhaps a little more malleable.

5. The Australian:

   I think if you’re mature about it, and if you can basically just admit if one guys better on the day and be open about it, then you’ll have good respect for each other.