riper
Nearer to harvest
Riper is the comparative form of ripe—more mature, more ready, closer to the ideal moment.
Fruit grows riper on the vine.
A situation becomes riper for change.
Wait until the tomatoes are riper before picking them.
The time was riper than ever for revolution.
Fully grown or developed
- plumpAgreeably fat, well-filled
- juicyFull of moisture
- succulentMoist and flavorful
- lusciousRichly pleasing to senses
ready · harvest · mellow · soft · fragrant · sweet · picked · orchard
Developed over time
- evolvedChanged through successive generations
- seasonedFlavored or battle-tested
- experiencedHaving practical knowledge gained
- refinedPurified or cultured
cultivated · sophisticated · advanced · fuller · enriched · deepened · grown · flourished
mature
Fully grown or developed
luscious · ready · harvest · mellow · soft · fragrant · sweet · picked · orchard · bruised
matured
Developed over time
- evolvedChanged through successive generations
- seasonedFlavored or battle-tested
- experiencedHaving practical knowledge gained
refined · cultivated · sophisticated · advanced · fuller · enriched · deepened · grown · flourished · blossomed
prepared
Made ready beforehand
conducive · favorable · propitious · auspicious · ideal · perfect · suitable · poised · optimal · prime
stronger
Having greater power
ranker · gamier · funkier · headier · intense · redolent · odorous · whiffy · fetid
- ripe for the pickingEasily obtained or exploited
- ripe old ageImpressively long life
- ripe fruitFully developed edible harvest
- ripe bananaMature tropical fruit
- too ripe
- vine ripe
ripe, ripen, unripe, ripening, ripened, overripe, ripeness, ripest