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unripe
CIDE DICTIONARY
unripe, a.
- Not ripe; as, unripe fruit. [1913 Webster]
- Developing too early; premature. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
unripe
a bit previous, a novice at, a stranger to, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acescent, adolescent, advanced, at half cock, awkward, blankminded, budding, callow, crab, crabbed, dewy, dry, dumb, empty, empty-headed, far ahead, fledgling, forward, fresh, gauche, green, green as grass, groping, growing, half-baked, half-cocked, half-grown, hasty, ignorant, ill-considered, ill-digested, ill-seasoned, ill-timed, immature, improper, impubic, impulsive, inane, inappropriate, inauspicious, inconvenient, inexpedient, inexperienced, infant, infelicitous, ingenuous, innocent, inopportune, intact, intempestive, intrusive, irrelevant, juicy, juvenile, know-nothing, late, mal a propos, malapropos, minor, mistimed, naive, nescient, new to, new-fledged, not firm, off base, out of line, out of phase, out of time, overhasty, oversoon, pickled, precipitate, precocious, premature, previous, pungent, raw, ripening, rushed, sappy, sec, simple, sour, sour as vinegar, soured, sourish, strange to, tart, tartish, tender, tentative, too early, too late, too soon, unaccustomed to, unacquainted, unacquainted with, unadult, unapprized, unbefitting, uncomprehending, unconversant, unconversant with, uncrystallized, underage, underripe, undeveloped, unenlightened, unexperienced, unfamiliar, unfamiliar with, unfavorable, unfit, unfitting, unfledged, unformed, unfortunate, ungrown, unhandy, unhappy, unilluminated, uninformed, uninitiated, uninitiated in, unintelligent, unjelled, unknowing, unlicked, unlucky, unmatured, unmeditated, unmellowed, unposted, unpracticed, unpracticed in, unpremeditated, unprepared, unpropitious, unready, unseasonable, unseasoned, unskilled in, unsuitable, unsure, unsweet, unsweetened, untimely, untoward, untried, unused to, unversed, unversed in, vacuous, vernal, vinegarish, vinegary, virginal, wrong, youthfulROGET THESAURUS
unripe
Nonpreparation
N nonpreparation, non-preparation, absence of preparation, want of preparation, inculture, inconcoction, improvidence, immaturity, crudity, rawness, abortion, disqualification, nature, state of nature, virgin soil, unweeded garden, neglect, rough copy, germ, raw material, improvisation, unprepared (prepare), without preparation, incomplete, rudimental, embryonic, abortive, immature, unripe, kachcha, raw, green, crude, coarse, rough cast, rough hewn, in the rough, unhewn, unformed, unfashioned, unwrought, unlabored, unblown, uncooked, unboiled, unconcocted, unpolished, unhatched, unfledged, unnurtured, unlicked, untaught, uneducated, uncultivated, untrained, untutored, undrilled, unexercised, deckle- edged, precocious, premature, undigested, indigested, unmellowed, unseasoned, unleavened, unrehearsed, unscripted, extemporaneous, improvised, spontaneous, ad lib, ad libitem, fallow, unsown, untilled, natural, in a state of nature, undressed, in dishabille, en deshabille, unqualified, disqualified, unfitted, ill-digested, unbegun, unready, unarranged, unorganized, unfurnished, unprovided, unequipped, untrimmed, out of gear, out of order, dismantled, shiftless, improvident, unthrifty, thriftless, thoughtless, unguarded, happy-go- lucky, caught napping, unpremeditated, extempore.For further exploring for "unripe" in Webster Dictionary Online