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Green

/ɡɹiːn/

Having green as its color.

📖 Definitions of "Green"

adjective

1
Having green as its color.
"The former flag of Libya is fully green."
2
(of people) Sickly, unwell.
"Sally looks pretty green — is she going to be sick?"
3
Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen.
4
(of people) Inexperienced.
"John's kind of green, so take it easy on him this first week."

28 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
chromatic	Uses relating to colour
naivenoun	Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
naifnoun	Alternative spelling of naïf. [Naive.]
commonnoun	Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
rawnoun	(cooking) (of food) Not cooked.
viriditynoun	The state or condition of being virid.
immaturenoun	Childish in behavior; juvenile.
gulliblenoun	Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
newnoun	Recently made, or created.
inexperienced	Not experienced; lacking knowledge because lacking experience.
wet behind the ears	(idiomatic) Inexperienced; just beginning; immature (especially in judgment).
parknoun	An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.
fleeceable	able to be fleeced; naive and gullible
commonsnoun	(figuratively) The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.
greennessnoun	The state or quality of being green; green colour.
unseasoned	Not sprinkled with seasoning.
unripe	Not ripe.
greensnoun	Leaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or in salads.
putting greennoun	(golf) The area of a golf course nearest the hole, with a smoother surface to make putting easier.
uncured	Not cured.
unripened	Not ripened; still unripe.
dark-green	similar to the color of fresh grass
light-green	similar to the color of fresh grass
unaged	Not having been aged.
colorednoun	Having a color.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
matureverb	Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
ripenoun	Of a fruit, vegetable, seed, etc., ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
viriditynoun	The state or condition of being virid.
parknoun	An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.
colorednoun	Having a color.
chromatic	Uses relating to colour
commonsnoun	(figuratively) The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.
commonnoun	Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
newnoun	Recently made, or created.
gulliblenoun	Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
fleeceable	able to be fleeced; naive and gullible
immaturenoun	Childish in behavior; juvenile.
wet behind the ears	(idiomatic) Inexperienced; just beginning; immature (especially in judgment).
naivenoun	Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
inexperienced	Not experienced; lacking knowledge because lacking experience.
naifnoun	Alternative spelling of naïf. [Naive.]
putting greennoun	(golf) The area of a golf course nearest the hole, with a smoother surface to make putting easier.
unripened	Not ripened; still unripe.
unripe	Not ripe.
unseasoned	Not sprinkled with seasoning.
rawnoun	(cooking) (of food) Not cooked.
unaged	Not having been aged.