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Ripe

The bank of a river.

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Similar meaning 18

Aged 84% connected

of Age

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Aged 84% connected

of Age

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Late 84% connected

Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring.

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Late 84% connected

Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring.

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Mature 84% connected

Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriat…

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Mature 84% connected

Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriat…

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Mellow 84% connected

Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.

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Mellow 84% connected

Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.

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Mellowed 84% connected

of Mellow

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Mellowed 84% connected

of Mellow

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Opportune 84% connected

Convenient; ready; hence, seasonable; timely.

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Opportune 84% connected

Convenient; ready; hence, seasonable; timely.

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Overripe 84% connected

Matured to excess.

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Overripe 84% connected

Matured to excess.

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Ready 84% connected

Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement o…

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Ready 84% connected

Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement o…

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Ripened 84% connected

of Ripen

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Ripened 84% connected

of Ripen

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Maturity 74% connected

The state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; as, the maturity of corn or of grass; maturity of judgment; the maturity of a plan.

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Maturity 74% connected

The state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; as, the maturity of corn or of grass; maturity of judgment; the maturity of a plan.

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Synonym 4

Advanced 92% connected

of Advance

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Good 92% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Mature 92% connected

Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriat…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Right 92% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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