Synonyms for overripe
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : oh-ver-rahyp |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ vərˈraɪp |
Top 10 synonyms for overripe Other synonyms for the word overripe
- bad
- bad-smelling
- base
- burnt out
- carious
- carrion
- corroded
- crumbled
- crumbling
- debased
- debauched
- decadent
- decayed
- decaying
- declining
- decomposed
- decomposing
- decrepit
- degenerate
- degenerated
- degraded
- demeaned
- disintegrated
- disintegrating
- dissipated
- dissolute
- drained
- effete
- enervated
- enfeebled
- evil
- failing
- fallen
- far-gone
- fecal
- feculent
- feeble
- festering
- fetid
- flatitious
- foul
- gangrenous
- gone bad
- gone to the dogs
- gross
- infamous
- infected
- loathsome
- lost
- loud
- low
- mean
- mephitic
- miscreant
- moldered
- moldering
- moribund
- nefarious
- noisome
- obsolete
- offensive
- overrefined
- perished
- perverted
- played out
- polluted
- purulent
- pustular
- putrefied
- putrescent
- putrified
- rank
- retrograde
- retrogressive
- riddled
- rotted
- rotten
- rotting
- ruined
- sinking
- smelling
- soft
- sour
- spent
- spoiled
- stale
- stinking
- strong
- tainted
- touched
- unhealthy
- unsound
- vicious
- villainous
- vitiated
- wanton
- washed-out
- wasted
- weak
- wicked
- withered
- worn out
- worsen
Définition of overripe
- As in rotten : adj decayed, decaying
- As in decadent : adj corrupt, self-indulgent
- As in decayed : adj rotten, falling apart
- As in degenerate : adj corrupt, deteriorated
- As in effete : adj spoiled, exhausted
- Plants that are overripe are inferior to those that are cut early.
- Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
- From the facts that I did have, something smelled of overripe seafood.
- Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
- The fruit is blue-black and sweet, and pleasant to the taste if not overripe.
- Extract from : « American Forest Trees » by Henry H. Gibson
- The use of an overripe starter may also have an injurious effect on the flavor.
- Extract from : « Outlines of dairy bacteriology » by H. L. Russell
- Green fruit and fruit which is overripe should never be eaten.
- Extract from : « Health Lessons » by Alvin Davison
- Fruit should be sound, firm and not overripe and carefully prepared.
- Extract from : « The New Dr. Price Cookbook » by Anonymous
- An overripe pineapple is just as unsatisfactory as one that is not ripe enough.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- For canning purposes, only firm, fresh apricots and peaches that are not overripe should be selected.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- In addition, the fruit should be thoroughly ripe, but not mushy nor overripe.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- In a field he found some overripe water melons, but they were neither wholesome nor palatable.
- Extract from : « American Prisoners of the Revolution » by Danske Dandridge
Antonyms for overripe
- benevolent
- capable
- clean
- decent
- developing
- flourishing
- fresh
- germinating
- good
- growing
- healthy
- helpful
- honest
- honorable
- humble
- improving
- kind
- moral
- new
- nice
- noble
- perfumed
- pleasant
- productive
- pure
- ripening
- strong
- superior
- sweet
- tireless
- trustworthy
- uncorrupt
- undecayed
- upright
- useful
- virtuous
- well
- wholesome
- working
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