Synonyms of grew

grew

verb

past tense of grow

1

as in cultivated

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killed
• picked
• dug
• plucked
• 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
• developed
• aged
• matured
• grew up
• ripened
• evolved
• flowered
• bloomed
• blossomed
• flourished
• softened
• mellowed
• opened
• burgeoned
• unfolded
• got on
• got along
• advanced
• grayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in became

to eventually have as a state or quality

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• became
• got
• went
• came
• turned
• ran
• transformed
• changed
• waxed
• modified
• altered
• metamorphosed
• transmuted
• mutated
• transfigured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• was
• remained
• continued
• stayed
• lingered
• abided

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grew

In Washington Park, the original report that 10 people had been shot in the attack grew to 15 over the course of Sunday morning, as authorities connected the incident to people who had self-transported for medical treatment. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Over the last four decades, American labor income grew 57% while capital income grew 136%, and the households on the wrong side of that gap are not there by choice. — Michael Faulkender, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026

User demand for GraphicAudio titles grew by nearly 300% between 2023 and 2025, a company spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY in an email. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

As the video popped up on social media and the Spanish-language Facebook group Danbury Al Dia, Hernandez grew uneasy. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

Enrollment at public two-year institutions focused on vocational programs grew nearly 20% between spring 2020 and spring 2025, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

The company's residential HVAC sales in the Americas grew 9% in the second quarter after a long inventory correction, while industry demand remains well below recent levels. — Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Humans grew to expect a level of privacy, even in crowded cities where tens of thousands of people cram into a few square miles of downtown. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Also in Nampa, records show that Wellspring Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia was fined $30,927 in July 2024 after inspectors reported a COVID-19 outbreak that grew to infect 33 of the home’s 84 residents, as well as 16 staff, in four days. — Matan Josephy, Idaho Statesman, 31 Aug. 2026