overripe
Too soft now
Overripe describes fruit or produce that has passed its peak ripeness—soft, mushy, perhaps beginning to ferment or decay.
The bananas had gone overripe and brown.
Figuratively, overripe suggests something past its prime or excessively developed: overripe prose, an overripe performance.
The word implies decay lurking beneath abundance.
Decomposed or corrupt
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- decomposingOrganic matter breaking down
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
- moldyCovered in fungal growth
fermented · compost · deteriorated · putrescent · fungal · blighted · infested · contaminated
Soft or saccharine
bruised · mealy · yielding · soggy · tender · squashy · collapsed · disintegrating
Sharply strong-smelling
- sickly-sweetExcessively, unpleasantly sugary
- cloyingExcessively sweet or sentimental
- fermentedTransformed by microbial action
- rankPosition in hierarchy
reeking · strong · vinegary · yeasty · alcoholic · heady · fragrant · musky
Beyond optimal period
- peakedReached the summit
- overdoneExcessive in degree
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
late · fading · declining · waning · gone too far
rotten
Decomposed or corrupt
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- decomposingOrganic matter breaking down
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
moldy · fermented · compost · deteriorated · putrescent · fungal · blighted · infested · contaminated · off
mushy
Soft or saccharine
spongy · bruised · mealy · yielding · soggy · tender · squashy · collapsed · disintegrating · falling apart
pungent
Sharply strong-smelling
- sickly-sweetExcessively, unpleasantly sugary
- cloyingExcessively sweet or sentimental
- fermentedTransformed by microbial action
rank · reeking · strong · vinegary · yeasty · alcoholic · heady · fragrant · musky · overpowering
past prime
Beyond optimal period
overwrought · late · fading · declining · waning · gone too far
- fruit flawsbruise, bruising, rot, brown rot, black rot
- Produce Gradinggrade A, grade B, grades, first grade, second grade
- Food Freshnessexpiration date, best by date, freshness, sell by date, spoilage
- food qualitiesfresh, spoiled, rotten, bruised, mushy
- fruit qualitiesjuiciness, sweetness, freshness, flavor, aroma
- go badrot, spoil, decay, mold, sour
overripeunripe
Not ready for harvest
underripe · green · unripened · immature · underdeveloped
overriperestrained
Held under control
understated · spare · austere · minimalist · subtle
- overripe fruitProduce past its peak
overripen, overripens, overripeness, overripened, overripening