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The synonyms of “Premature” are: previous, untimely, early, rash, overhasty, hasty, precipitate, precipitous, impulsive, impetuous, ill-timed, ill-considered, preterm
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “premature” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| early | Being or occurring at an early stage of development. Early man. |
| hasty | Excessively quick. Hasty marriage seldom proveth well. |
| ill-considered | Not given careful consideration. |
| ill-timed | Badly timed. |
| impetuous | Moving forcefully or rapidly. Impetuous heaving waves. |
| impulsive | Without forethought. An impulsive gesture of affection. |
| overhasty | Done with very great haste and without due deliberation- Shakespeare- Arthur Geddes. Hard times are showing up overhasty mergers. |
| precipitate | Done with very great haste and without due deliberation. A precipitate decline in Labour fortunes. |
| precipitous | Done with very great haste and without due deliberation. Precipitous intervention. |
| preterm | Born or occurring after a pregnancy significantly shorter than normal, especially after no more than 37 weeks of pregnancy. Preterm babies who did not require respiratory support had a high prevalence of wheeze and cough in the first year of life. |
| previous | Just preceding something else in time or order. The previous owner. |
| rash | Imprudently incurring risk. A rash attempt to climb Mount Everest. |
| untimely | (of an event or act) happening or done at an unsuitable time. His untimely death in military action. |
| aging | Growing old. |
| ahead | Leading or ahead in a competition. He is ahead by a pawn. |
| antecedence | Preceding in time. |
| before | During the period of time preceding a particular event or time. With the cross of Jesus marching on before. |
| beforehand | Before an action or event; in advance. Should have made reservations beforehand. |
| betimes | Before the usual or expected time; early. He awoke betimes that morning. |
| callow | Young and inexperienced. Earnest and callow undergraduates. |
| early | Of an early stage in the development of a language or literature. She graduated early. |
| embryonic | Of an organism prior to birth or hatching. The embryonic government staffed by survivors of the massacre. |
| fast | (of a lens) having a large aperture and therefore suitable for use with short exposure times. Fast film. |
| first | The first or highest in an ordering or series. The first time. |
| former | The first of two or the first mentioned of two. The powers of the former are more comprehensive than those of the latter. |
| frail | The weight of a frail basket full of raisins or figs between 50 and 75 pounds. The country s frail economy. |
| front | Act as a front or cover for illegal or secret activity. They advertise on many different fronts. |
| immature | Not fully developed. Immature behavior. |
| inopportune | Not opportune. A storm blew up at an inopportune moment. |
| oncoming | The beginning or early stages. The oncoming winter. |
| outdistance | Leave (a competitor or pursuer) far behind. She could maintain a fast enough pace to outdistance any pursuers. |
| predate | Establish something as being earlier relative to something else. These mammals predate certain eggs. |
| prematurely | Too soon; in a premature manner. Prematurely grey hair. |
| previous | Previous convictions a criminal record. The previous owner. |
| previously | At an earlier time or formerly. She had previously lived in Chicago. |
| primordial | (especially of a feeling or state) basic and fundamental. The primordial needs of the masses. |
| prior | The head of a religious order in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot. He has a prior engagement this evening. |
| priority | Preceding in time. The safety of the country takes priority over any other matter. |
| senescence | Loss of a cell’s power of division and growth. |
| senescent | Growing old. |
| senile | Mentally or physically infirm with age. She couldn t cope with her senile husband. |
| timing | The choice, judgement, or control of when something should be done. One of the secrets of cricket is good timing. |
| untimely | Badly timed. His untimely death in military action. |
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