ripe

Adjective

• far along in time
  • a man of advanced age
    
  • advanced in years
    
  • a ripe old age
    
  • the ripe age of 90
    

• at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge
  • a ripe mind
    

• most suitable or right for a particular purpose
  • a good time to plant tomatoes
    
  • the right time to act
    
  • the time is ripe for great sociological changes
    

• fully prepared or eager
  • the colonists were ripe for revolution
    

• fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
  • ripe peaches
    
  • full-bodied mature wines
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  advanced , good , right , ripe(p) , mature
• Antonyms: 
  green , unripe , unripened , immature