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ADULT Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word adult. (exact relations)
There are 15 hypernyms of the word adult. (close relations)

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fully grown
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of animals) fully developed

full-grown
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of animals) fully developed

developed
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful

adjective satellite

• (used of societies) having high industrial development

• (of real estate) made more useful and profitable as by building or laying out roads

elder
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a person who is older than you are

• any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit

• any of various church officers

adjective satellite

• used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son

established
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective

• brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

adjective satellite

• settled securely and unconditionally

• conforming with accepted standards

• shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt

• introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation

experienced
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

mature
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• characteristic of maturity

• having reached full natural growth or development

• fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used

• (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination

adjective satellite

• fully considered and perfected

verb

• develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation

• develop and work out fully in one's mind

• become due for repayment

• cause to ripen or develop fully

• grow old or older

• cause to ripen and discharge pus

senior
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service

noun

• an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation

• a person who is older than you are

adjective satellite

• used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college

• advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

big
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

adverb

• extremely well

• in a boastful manner

• on a grand scale

• in a major way

adjective satellite

• significant

• serious or severe

• loud and firm

• conspicuous in position or importance

• prodigious

• exhibiting self-importance

• feeling self-importance

• (of animals) fully developed

• marked by intense physical force

• generous and understanding and tolerant

• given or giving freely

• in an advanced stage of pregnancy

grownup
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a fully developed person from maturity onward

adjective satellite

• (of animals) fully developed

pornographic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• designed to arouse lust

blue
adjectiveadj
noun

• blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime

• blue clothing

• any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue

• the sky as viewed during daylight

• used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge

• the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic

• any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae

adjective satellite

• of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

• used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• characterized by profanity or cursing

• suggestive of sexual impropriety

• belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

• morally rigorous and strict

• causing dejection

verb

• turn blue

grown
verbv
adjective satellite

• (of animals) fully developed

indecent
adjectiveadj
adjective

• offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters

adjective satellite

• not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

• offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance

obscene
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• designed to incite to indecency or lust

• offensive to the mind

• suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

salacious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• characterized by lust

• suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

Best Hypernyms For ADULT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for adult, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (14)
individual person animal beast being brute creature fauna human mortal organism somebody someone soul
Phrases (1)
animate being

Alternatives for FULL-GROWN

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