unriper

Further from ready

Unriper is the comparative form of unripe—less mature or more premature than something else: The unriper tomatoes went back in the box.

The word is rare; "less ripe" or "more unripe" typically substitute in modern usage.

immature

greener

More naive or ecological

youngerLess old comparatively
rawerMore unprocessed or inexperienced
earlierAt a prior time

premature · underdeveloped · unready · unprepared · incipient · embryonic · nascent · budding · forming · developing

flavor

sourer

More acidic

sharperGambling cheat or swindler
tangierMore sharply flavored
harsherMore severe or unkind

Opposites

ripeness/maturity

unriperriper

Closer to full development

overripe · readier · mellower · softer · further along

Phrases

unripe fruit
unripe bananaImmature tropical fruit
unripe mangoImmature tropical drupe
unripe papayaImmature pawpaw fruit

Family

unripe, unripened, unripped, unripeness, unrip

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