premature
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
born after a gestation period of less than the normal time
a premature infant
Related & opposite
- immature also see
- full-term antonym
- prematureness derivation
Sense 2 adjective
too soon or too hasty
our condemnation of him was a bit previous
Related & opposite
- prematureness derivation
- early similar to
Sense 3 adjective
uncommonly early or before the expected time
illness led to his premature death
Related & opposite
- untimeliness derivation
- prematureness derivation
- early similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | immature |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | full-term |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | prematureness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prematureness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | early |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | untimeliness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | prematureness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | early |