Synonyms of grown

grown 1 of 2

adjective

ˈgrōn 

as in lush

covered with a thick healthy natural growth

a field lavishly grown with poppies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lush
• green
• dense
• fertile
• overgrown
• leafy
• rich
• verdant
• prolific
• luxuriant
• tangled
• fruitful
• productive
• fecund
• fat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• barren
• poor
• leafless
• depleted
• impoverished
• dry
• infertile
• bleak
• unproductive
• stark
• dead
• arid
• parched
• desert
• sere
• waterless

grown

2 of 2

verb

past participle of grow

1

as in produced

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care

a dedicated home gardener who grows tomatoes in her small garden every summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• produced
• raised
• cropped
• cultivated
• planted
• tended
• promoted
• cultured
• reared
• bred
• dressed
• harvested
• propagated
• sown
• rooted
• gathered
• sprouted
• ripened
• gleaned
• reaped
• germinated
• quickened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killed
• picked
• plucked
• dug
• pulled (up)
• uprooted
• cut
• extirpated
• mowed
• hayed

2

as in progressed

to become mature

you've grown so much since we last saw each other

Synonyms & Similar Words

• progressed
• aged
• matured
• developed
• evolved
• grown up
• ripened
• bloomed
• flourished
• softened
• blossomed
• flowered
• mellowed
• unfolded
• opened
• burgeoned
• got on
• got along
• advanced
• grayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deteriorated
• declined
• degenerated
• dried
• decayed
• worsened
• sunk
• weakened
• faded
• shriveled
• withered
• waned
• wilted
• wasted (away)
• drooped
• sagged
• flagged
• returned
• reverted
• regressed
• lapsed
• retrogressed
• backslid

3

as in become

to eventually have as a state or quality

he will grow angry if we don't answer his question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• become
• gone
• got
• turned
• come
• transformed
• changed
• run
• waxed
• altered
• modified
• metamorphosed
• mutated
• transmuted
• transfigured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• been
• remained
• continued
• stayed
• lingered
• abided

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grown

Adjective

Jean, Margaret's sister and a mother of two grown sons, is watching television at her Detroit home. — Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Of his two grown sons, one works at his father’s company, and the other works as a technician for Thermo Fisher Scientific, a Fortune 100 Company. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Verb

The brand’s key ingredient is fermented black rice extract grown in the fields of Kyotango. — Kati Chitrakorn, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

The Florida Highway Patrol’s operating budget has grown about 72% during the past decade, according to records released on the state’s website, Transparency Florida. — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026