Synonyms of grew up

grew up

verb

past tense of grow up

as in grew

to become mature

everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grew up

Grinberg grew up watching her grandfather and father build Movado Group, while Gottlieb’s introduction to jewelry came through what was supposed to be a two-month job with a diamond dealer in New York City’s diamond district. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Pharmaceutical media grew up around the moments that could be accessed, including the physician in the exam room and the patient in the waiting room. — Harshit Jain, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Ann Mannix was a fourth-generation San Franciscan who grew up in the Jordan Park neighborhood and was involved in sports teams as a youth, according to her biography on the San Francisco Police League Activities website. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Mage, who grew up in France, went from California dreaming to living the dream. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026

Quavo, for a moment, is boogying like that generation of ’80s MCs who grew up on James Brown. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026

Co-writers Lustig and Roth were born in the same Toronto maternity ward on either side of midnight and grew up together at summer camp and have been best friends for decades. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Like so many actors who grew up in Hollywood, Raven says the industry shaped her own self-image in many ways—positive, negative, and neutral. — Kara McGrath, Allure, 29 Sep. 2026

Many of them are inspired by the real-life men and women Noe grew up around in his home region of eastern Kentucky. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026