Synonyms of growing up

growing up

verb

present participle of grow up

as in growing

to become mature

everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives

Synonyms & Similar Words

• growing
• progressing
• aging
• developing
• maturing
• ripening
• flowering
• getting on
• getting along
• blooming
• evolving
• softening
• blossoming
• flourishing
• burgeoning
• mellowing
• opening
• unfolding
• graying
• advancing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wasting (away)
• declining
• worsening
• deteriorating
• decaying
• sinking
• drying
• degenerating
• drooping
• weakening
• fading
• waning
• sagging
• flagging
• withering
• returning
• reverting
• regressing
• shriveling
• wilting
• lapsing
• retrogressing
• backsliding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of growing up

But tradition is also evolving, particularly for younger generations growing up in the United States. — CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

Like La Cantina’s Hart, Woodrow was a restaurant kid, growing up amid the bustle of Orlando’s iconic Beefy King. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

Villeneuve recalled how, as a pre-teen growing up in Quebec, Canada, all of his pals were reading about hockey while he was obsessed with Steven Spielberg. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026

Turns out, classic American cowboy songs were a big part of Stewart’s youth growing up in England with his brother Trevor. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026

Obialo has lived a peripatetic life, from growing up in Nigeria, being unhoused at one point, to moving to the suburbs and becoming hyperliterate in niche genres via internet forums. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026

Based between Saudi Arabia and The Netherlands, AlSoghayer’s work explores womanhood, memory, friendship, patriarchy and growing up within a rapidly changing society. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026

In the meantime, Tanya Jo’s will provide people with the same authentic experience that its namesake enjoyed growing up as a girl in Philadelphia. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Earlier this year, Troy Williams told a reporter about his difficult childhood growing up in the projects in New York City. — Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026