| More aged |
| Less green |
| More ready |
| More mature |
| More mellow |
| Not as green |
| Not so green |
| More suitable |
| Not so callow |
| More pickable |
| More prepared |
| More developed |
| More auspicious |
| Redder, perhaps |
| More red, maybe |
| Readier to pick |
| Relatively ready |
| Closer to maturity |
| Juicier, as a pear |
| Nearer to maturity |
| Readier for eating |
| Closer to fruition |
| Closer to its prime |
| Softer, as a banana |
| Less green, perhaps |
| Redder, as a tomato |
| Not as green, maybe |
| More fully developed |
| More fit for picking |
| More fleshy, perhaps |
| More ready, in a way |
| Not as green, perhaps |
| Yellower, as a banana |
| More apt to be picked |
| More red, as a tomato |
| Closer to pluck-worthy |
| Readier for harvesting |
| More fit for harvesting |
| More ready to be picked |
| More advanced, in a way |
| Closer to being harvested |
| More suitable for eating, perhaps |
| Like red peppers, vis-à-vis green ones |