Synonyms of grow up

grow up

verb

as in to grow

to become mature

everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grow
• progress
• develop
• mature
• age
• ripen
• flower
• evolve
• soften
• get on
• bloom
• get along
• blossom
• flourish
• open
• mellow
• gray
• unfold
• advance
• burgeon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decline
• deteriorate
• worsen
• waste (away)
• decay
• degenerate
• sink
• dry
• fade
• weaken
• wilt
• shrivel
• return
• sag
• wane
• revert
• wither
• flag
• droop
• regress
• lapse
• retrogress
• backslide

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grow up

But growing up in Pearland, Texas, about 20 minutes south of Houston, where the public high school stadium seats more than 12,000, Sherman’s tackling turned from an automatic penalty to a life skill. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026

People who were kids are grown up now buying their own tickets with their own jobs and houses. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026

Jake and Austin Deraaff didn’t grow up with a roadmap to real estate. — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Lavoie, who is of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation heritage and grew up on a First Nation reserve in Quebec, was intrigued but a little apprehensive. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026