Synonyms for mature
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Adult
adult, full-grown, middle-aged, prime, grown, grown-up, of age, in full bloom, full-fledged, in one's prime, womanly, manly, matronly, older, developed, prepared, settled, sedate, experienced, seasoned, knowledgeable, sophisticated; see also experienced, matured, ripe 2.
Antonyms juvenile, young*, immature.
Ripe
ready, seasoned, perfected; see mellow 1, ripe 1, 2.
Considered
thought about, reasoned, seasoned; see considered 1, thoughtful 1. See syn. study at ripe.
verb
To come to maturity
grow up, become a man, become a woman, come of age, reach adulthood, become experienced, settle down, become full-blown, ripen into, ripen, reach perfection, become prime, attain majority, culminate, become wise, become perfected, grow skilled, fill out; see also age 1, develop 1.
To grow
ripen, mellow, evolve; see grow 2.
See mature in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
mature age develop ripen
These verbs mean to bring or come to full development or maximum excellence: maturing the wines in vats; aged the brandy for 100 years; developed the flavor slowly; fruits that were ripened on the vine.
See mature in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To bring or come to full development:
age, develop, grow, maturate, mellow, ripen. See youth
adjective
Having reached full growth and development:
adult, big, developed, full-blown, full-fledged, full-grown, grown, grown-up, ripe. Idiom: of age. See youth
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