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  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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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1. Christian Coleman:

   I haven't been careless, i think I can be more mature about it and more diligent about it... Everybody makes mistakes. Everybody has typos.

2. Graham McGrath:

   While the decision may ruffle a few feathers, gender neutrality in humans has only recently become a widespread topic of conversation, however, it is completely natural for penguins to develop genderless identities as they grow into mature adults, what makes us really proud at the aquarium is the success of Sea Life London's Gentoo breeding program and the amazing job of same-sex penguins Rocky and Marama who took the chick under their wing and raised it as their own.

3. Phil Pomford:

   E-wallet consolidation at a regional and local level is highly likely as products mature and consumers migrate to those who offer the most services, one likely play would involve one of the big global and/or regional super apps consolidating services across South East Asia.

4. Wang Yubo:

   Tesla has finally realized the importance of adjusting to China, given time, it will become more mature.

5. Grant Hunt:

   The traveling public have become much more culturally mature than they were 20 years ago, most people expect this and in fact want it to happen.