1. not fully developed or mature; not ready to be harvested or eaten
2. not yet ready or suitable for a particular purpose or situation
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The unripe bananas were still green and hard.
• Don’t eat those unripe strawberries – they’ll be sour.
• The unripe tomatoes need more time on the vine.
• She picked the unripe apples by mistake.
• His unripe ideas weren’t ready for presentation.
• The timing for the proposal was unripe.
• The unripe fruit will ripen in a few days.