ripe

Adjective
  1. Fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used (synset 301496321)
    "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines"
    similar to:
    • aged, ripened - of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)
    • mellow, mellowed - having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging
    • overripe - too ripe and beginning to turn soft
    same as: mature
  2. Fully prepared or eager (synset 301938223)
    "the colonists were ripe for revolution"
    similar to: ready - completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
  3. Most suitable or right for a particular purpose (synset 301665754)
    "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"
    similar to: opportune - suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose
    same as: good, right
  4. At the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge (synset 301495405)
    "a ripe mind"
    similar to: mature - characteristic of maturity
  5. Far along in time (synset 300820408)
    "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90"
    similar to: late - being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
    same as: advanced

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