Word Type

Verb

Adjective

Adjective

The word "mature" can be used as verb, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

childish immature superficial

Derived Terms

dysmature hypermature hypomature maturable maturase maturation mature BL mature minor mature student mature up mature-age student maturely maturement matureness maturish maturity nonmature overmature postmature premature semimature sexually mature submature supermature unmaturing

Entails

senesce

Context

finance medicine

Subevents

courteous to others

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

adultlike alter change develop draw explicate formulate modify

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

grownish hyperadult

Manner Of

change develop explicate

Related Terms

full-grown

Related Terms

careful developed due grown up maturity old premature prematurely profound ripe ripen suppuration wisdom

Similar Terms

abloom adult aged autumnal autumnal big developed efflorescent efflorescent fester fledgeling fledgling fruiting fruiting full blown full-blown full-fledged full-grown full-term fully fledged fully grown fully grown grown grownup headed headed marriageable marriageable maturate matured mellow mellowed meridian meridian nubile old overblown overblown overripe prime ripe ripe ripened suppurate

Synonym Network

fledged matured ripe ripen senesce suppurate

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