unripe
Not yet ready
Unripe describes fruit or other produce not yet ready to eat—still hard, sour, or lacking full flavor.
The tomatoes were still unripe and green.
Figuratively, unripe can mean premature or undeveloped: an unripe plan, unripe judgment.
The word suggests potential not yet realized.
Not fully developed
- undevelopedNot fully formed
- prematureOccurring before expected
- earlyOccurring before expected
- youngNot yet mature
green · raw · unformed · incipient · nascent · embryonic · budding · emerging
Sharp, biting taste
- tartSharp-flavored small pie
- acidicBelow neutral pH
- tangySharp and lively-tasting
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
astringent · sharp · acerbic · pungent · harsh · acrid · biting · bracing
Color of vegetation
- paleLacking color intensity
- smallLimited in size
- underdevelopedInsufficiently grown or advanced
- undersizedSmaller than standard
Unfit for consumption
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- poisonousCapable of causing death
- indigestibleCannot be absorbed
- unwholesomeDetrimental to wellbeing
Commitment to act
- latentPresent but inactive
- dormantInactive but capable
- unrealizedNot made actual
- untappedNot yet utilized
unfulfilled · prospective · waiting · developing · maturing
immature
Not fully developed
- undevelopedNot fully formed
- prematureOccurring before expected
- earlyOccurring before expected
young · green · raw · unformed · incipient · nascent · embryonic · budding · emerging · fledgling
hard
Firm or demanding
dense · starchy · mealy · woody · fibrous · crisp · unyielding · chewy
sour
Sharp, biting taste
bitter · astringent · sharp · acerbic · pungent · harsh · acrid · biting · bracing · lemony
green
Color of vegetation
- paleLacking color intensity
- smallLimited in size
- underdevelopedInsufficiently grown or advanced
undersized · colorless · mottled · spotted
inedible
Unfit for consumption
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- poisonousCapable of causing death
- indigestibleCannot be absorbed
unwholesome · unsafe · unfit · harmful · dangerous
promise
Commitment to act
- latentPresent but inactive
- dormantInactive but capable
- unrealizedNot made actual
untapped · unfulfilled · prospective · waiting · developing · maturing
- Produce Gradinggrade A, grade B, grades, first grade, second grade
- food descriptorsedible, inedible, raw, cooked, fresh
- food qualitiesfresh, spoiled, rotten, bruised, mushy
- fruit qualitiesjuiciness, sweetness, freshness, flavor, aroma
- growth stagesimmature, developing, adult, juvenile, young
- maturityadulthood, immature, come of age, adult, grow up
unripemature
Fully grown or developed
experienced · grown-up · adult · worldly · sophisticated
- unripe fruit
- unripe bananaImmature tropical fruit
- unripe mangoImmature tropical drupe
- unripe papayaImmature pawpaw fruit