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

Community members in the Strasburg area are honoring Graham by illuminating their homes in blue, remembering a law enforcement officer who grew up in their backyards. — Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Blanks grew up in the same building as the victim in Midwood. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026

And Michael Cerveris is on hand to explore the case of Peter Wirths, who grew up as a kid in Auschwitz, the son of its chief doctor, if that is the word. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

Tran grew up road-tripping with her family with memories of her father’s Cadillac DeVille, which is the muse behind the restaurant’s name. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2026

My mother grew up in Hull, on the northeast coast of England, the youngest child of a large family. — Kieran Setiya, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2026

Ray Boone was born in San Diego, but his father grew up in LaCygne, Kansas, and the family often visited the city, which is south of Kansas City. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026

The British businessman was born Alan Howard Frieda and grew up in Kenton, Middlesex, on July 9, 1951. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026

Amanda Matava, an archivist at Trinity College, grew up in Newington and now lives in Burlington. — Sarah Gordon, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026