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

Questions about his fate grew after his sentence expired earlier this month. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026

Its buildings crumbled, the facility became decrepit, and weeds grew through the racetrack surface. — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Today her daughter Candice Shum is CEO of Culligan Water of Greater Kansas City, which grew 144%—from $8 million to $22 million—in six years since she's been CEO. — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

The observations could help scientists discover how supermassive black holes with masses millions, often even billions, of times that of the sun grew so fast so soon after the Big Bang. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 July 2026

Polymarket also grew rapidly during the tournament on both its international exchange and its new US platform. — Nathaniel Popper, Fortune, 19 July 2026

Strava’s 12th annual Year in Sport trend report, which drew on activity from more than 180 million users and a survey of over 30,000 users and non-users, found that hiking clubs grew sixfold in 2025. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026

Those who had made it to their seats sat around in the packed stadium and gradually grew restive. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026

Premium revenue grew 17%, corporate sales grew double digits with premium corporate sales up over 25% and the main cabin posted its second consecutive quarter of positive unit revenue growth. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 13 July 2026