GROWING Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

growing 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of growing

as in booming

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growing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of grow

as in cultivating

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

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as in progressing

to become mature you've grown so much since we last saw each other

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as in becoming

to eventually have as a state or quality he will grow angry if we don't answer his question

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Recent Examples of growing

Adjective

Free in-flight Wi-Fi on United Airlines is now confined to the small but growing subset of the carrier's fleet with Starlink connectivity. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 15 Apr. 2026 Vancouver is another attractive and growing alternative to Hollywood, especially when the Canadian dollar is low. — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026

Verb

Rodd Kelcey, a program director with The Nature Conservancy, spoke about why the growing darkness overhead is worth protecting. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026 If the grass is not actively growing, topdressing can smother the roots. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for growing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for growing

Adjective

The attacks this summer caused an unprecedented fuel crisis and dealt crippling blows to the booming e-commerce sector.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
The price increases are tied to surging costs of producing chips, a byproduct of the booming demand of AI.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of booming

Verb

The novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch argued that the slow, daily work of cultivating good attachments and trying to see reality clearly is more effective than will power.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Dozens of farms are cultivating different types of seaweed in New England, the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.

— Amy Taxin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of cultivating

Verb

Symptoms, which can take up to two months to develop, may include headache, nausea and sore throat before progressing to hallucinations, delusions, disorientation, paralysis and coma.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Conference season gives management teams a chance to update investors on how the quarter is progressing and shape expectations ahead of earnings.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of progressing

Verb

Patience is the ability to remain calm and accept delays, difficulties, or annoyance without complaining or becoming angry.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Alom is part of a group of immigrants who have arrived in the city over the past five years with the goal of starting businesses, building careers and becoming their own bosses.

— Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of becoming

Verb

That target remains well beyond simply producing a larger processor.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Centuries before the internet infiltrated almost every aspect of daily life, Swift described how scientific and technological advances could lead to chronic distraction by producing an obsession with what could be rather than what is.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of producing

Verb

For now, at least, the burden of care continues to fall on the sandwich generation -- middle-aged adults who are raising children and supporting aging parents at the same time.

— HUIYEE CHIEW AND LYRIC LI THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Time with ageing parents, a partner drifting away or children growing up cannot always be reclaimed.

— Michelle De Almeida, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of aging

Verb

Storytelling in the modern world is now often about getting the most clicks and attention.

— Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026
The lack of a real-time conversation means many patients aren’t getting the type of care recommended by medical societies that prescribe GLP-1s, including discussions about weight-loss goals, past efforts and eating disorders.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

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