mature

1. 1.

   characteristic of maturity

   “mature for her age”

   Antonymsimmature

   Similarautumnalripe
2. 2.

   fully considered and perfected

   “mature plans”

   Synonymsmatured

   Similardeveloped
3. 3.

   having reached full natural growth or development

   “a mature cell”

   Antonymsimmature

   Similaradultabloomfruitingfull-blownheadedmarriageableoverblownprime
4. 4.

   fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used

   “ripe peaches”

   “full-bodied mature wines”

   Synonymsripe

   Similaragedmellowoverripe
5. 5.

   (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination

   Synonymsfledged

   Similarfledglingfull-fledged

Other forms of mature

past tense

matured·

present participle

maturing·

third person

matures·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mature

What does mature mean?

mature means "develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation". That is the primary sense; the word has 11 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mature?

mature has 2 syllables: ma-ture. The stress falls on "ture". In IPA it is /məˈtʃʊɹ/.

What is another word for mature?

Close synonyms include maturate, grow, ripen, senesce, age. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of mature?

The recorded antonyms are immature, immature.

Is mature a common word?

mature is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with mature?

2 words rhyme with mature. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.