Synonyms for precocious
prɪˈkoʊ ʃəs

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these antonyms:

1. precocious(adj)

   characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)

   "a precocious child"; "a precocious achievement"

   Antonyms:
   half-witted, slow-witted, simple-minded, simple, moronic, later(a), idiotic, imbecile, imbecilic, dim-witted, late, feebleminded, retarded, delayed, cretinous, backward

2. precocious(adj)

   appearing or developing early

   "precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias"

   Antonyms:
   moronic, imbecilic, cretinous, simple, feebleminded, retarded, half-witted, imbecile, slow-witted, backward, late, dim-witted, delayed, later(a), simple-minded, idiotic

Wiktionary(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. precocious(adjective)

   Antonyms:
   serotinous

2. precocious(adjective)

   Antonyms:
   serotinous

3. precocious(adjective)

   The precocious child began reading the newspaper at age four.

   Antonyms:
   serotinous

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. precocious

   Synonyms:
   premature, predeveloped, overforward

   Antonyms:
   tardy, backward, slow-growing, crude

Dictionary of English Synonymes(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. precocious(a.)

   Synonyms:
   premature (especially in mental development), too forward

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "precocious":

   early

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How to use precocious in a sentence?

1. Ozzy Osbournes wife:

   I told a true story about a fire I had in my house, he went in, he got the paintings out. And then, just to be precocious, I said at the end of this little thing I was doing, Oh, and then I fired him.

2. Fabrice:

   Mozart was so precocious that, at the age of 35, he was already dead!

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