Synonyms for premature
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
untimely, early, hasty, precocious, forward, precipitate, previous informal, unseasonable, immature dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.
premature reports of the singer's death
Related words
- Word family
- preemie prematurely prematureness prematurity
- Phrases
- premature ejaculator premature ejaculation
Example sentences
- hasty Don't draw a hasty conclusion from what you see now.
- untimely Those loved by many are liable to untimely death.
- precocious You are being rather precocious.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| premature | steady | |
| hasty | steady | |
| untimely | steady | |
| precocious | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- early2, hasty2
- 7 letters
- forward2
- 8 letters
- previous3, immature3, untimely3
- 10 letters
- precocious3
- 11 letters
- precipitate4
- 12 letters
- unseasonable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (early2 = 2 syllables).