Definition of ripe

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  • ripe is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • ripe is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
  • ripe is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of ripe

  • far along in time (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a ripe old age
    2. the ripe age of 90

    Synonyms

    1. advanced
  • fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used (adjective)

    Examples

    1. ripe peaches

    Synonyms

    1. mature
  • most suitable or right for a particular purpose (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the time is ripe for great sociological changes

    Synonyms

    1. good
    2. right
  • at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a ripe mind
  • fully prepared or eager (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the colonists were ripe for revolution

See definition of ripe in Merriam Webster