The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - matureadj.

1) adult, grown (up) , full-grown, fully grown, of age, fully fledged, full-fledged, fully developed, matured, experienced, knowledgeable, sophisticated: At twenty-two, she is mature enough to be on her own. 2) ripe, ready, ripened, mellow, aged,' seasoned: A good wine, like fruit, should not be consumed till it is mature. 3) complete, matured, perfect, perfected, polished, refined, ready, fully developed, consummated: Our plans are not yet mature. --v. 4) grow up, age, develop, come of age; Brit be one's age, US act one's age: Has he matured sufficiently to be trusted alone in the house for the weekend? I wish he'd mature a bit more. 5) ripen, mellow, age, season; maturate: Fruit that has matured on the plant tastes best. 6) develop, perfect, refine, polish, maturate, bring to fruition: Their plans for major changes in company structure have not yet fully matured.