| Main Entry: |
premature |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
earlier in occurrence than anticipated |
Synonyms: |
a bit previous, abortive, early on, embryonic,
forward,
green*,
immature,
incomplete, inopportune, overearly, oversoon,
precipitate, predeveloped,
previous,
raw*,
soon, unanticipated, undeveloped, unfledged, unripe, untimely
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Antonyms: |
backward, delayed, late, mature, overdue
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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