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mature
adjective as in adult, grown-up
Strongest matches
Strong matches
complete, cultivated, cultured, developed, fit, grown, mellow, mellowed, perfected, prepared, prime, ready, ripe, ripened, seasoned, settled
Weak matches
full-blown, full-fledged, full-grown, fully grown, in full bloom, in one's prime, of age
verb as in become adult, fully grown
Strong matches
advance, age, arrive, culminate, flower, maturate, perfect, prime, progress, round, season
Weak matches
attain majority, become experienced, become wise, come of age, fill out, reach adulthood, reach majority, settle down, shoot up
Example Sentences
That might come, of course — sitcoms, if they’re allowed to go on, tend to mature like wine — or it might not.
This particular type of parmesan, which requires at least a year to mature, is created by following a process that has been in place, with little modification, for almost 1,000 years.
They rode their luck at times and were thankful for some errant finishing from the Italians, but what they delivered was pragmatic and mature.
The Olympic experience, Dugalić said, helped her mature as a player and as a person, which has been valuable as she’s still actively trying to find her role on this team after coming off of a season in which she posted career highs in points, rebounds and assists while starting 29 of 30 games.
As they got older it was apparent that Holly was more mature than Logan and they were growing apart.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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