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green

[green] / grin /
ADJECTIVE
young, new, blooming
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fresh grassy leafy lush raw tender verdant
STRONG
budding burgeoning developing flourishing foliate growing immature infant juvenile maturing pullulating recent sprouting supple unripe
WEAK
bosky callow half-formed pliable puerile undecayed undried unfledged ungrown verduous youthful
Antonyms
STRONGEST
healthy
STRONG
adult dying mature old shrinking withering
WEAK
withered
ADJECTIVE
inexperienced
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fresh new raw
STRONG
immature innocent tenderfoot unseasoned young
WEAK
callow cherry credulous gullible ignorant inexpert ingenuous naive unconversant unpolished unpracticed unskillful unsophisticated untrained unversed wet behind the ears youthful
Antonyms
STRONGEST
experienced old worn
STRONG
mature
WEAK
expert skilled withered
ADJECTIVE
emerald in color
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blue-green olive
STRONG
apple aquamarine beryl chartreuse fir forest grass jade kelly lime malachite moss pea peacock pine sage sap sea spinach verdigris willow
WEAK
bice greenish-blue vert viridian
ADJECTIVE
referring to practices or policies that do not negatively affect the environment
Synonyms
WEAK
biodegradable ecological environment-friendly environmental environmentally-safe
NOUN
square or park in center of town
Synonyms
STRONGEST
field grass lawn
STRONG
common plaza sward terrace turf
WEAK
grassplot

Example Sentences

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Devotees poured water on the streets, while some laid green banana leaves and flowers for the monks to walk on to escape the scorching heat.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Christopher said that he and his fellow leads bonded during the process of working on the script once the production was given the green light.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The Middle East nation's home kit is bolder than previous editions, with new purple and gold accents alongside the traditional green base.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The red-stone Trinetra Ganesha temple pops against the green mist of the forest primeval.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

I stand beside him, watching him work, and can’t help but notice that the grand prize is, in fact, a giant green lizard.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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