GROWING UP Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

growing up

verb

Definition of growing up next

present participle of grow up

as in growing

to become mature everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives

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Recent Examples of growing up For fans of those cultish works, which had their heyday around the time Refn was growing up and discovering them for himself, Her Private Hell plays like a nostalgic jewel box that literally looks like it was shot inside of a jewel box. —

Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026 Prison, death, growing up, cats. —

Literary Hub, 12 May 2026 Richard Gere is an unbelievable actor, and again, like Ed, represents touch points in my growing up and learning about film. —

Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 May 2026 Within the walls of her home, daily life unfolds – arguments, laughter, children growing up – while outside, gang shootings and deaths continue at a steady pace. —

Lise Pedersen, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026 The prosecutor said Mann would testify about Weinstein’s intense interest in her upbringing, asking her questions about growing up poor in a dairy farm town in Washington State, and being raised by an evangelical family that at times lived in a mobile home. —

Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026 On Tuesday, Donny took to Instagram to share some thoughts about growing up and performing alongside Alan in the Sixties and Seventies. —

Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026 While growing up, in the San Fernando Valley, Levin saw fame’s capacity to protect certain people from the consequences of the law. —

Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026 Wu-Tang definitely inspired generations, growing up, listening to them on the radio. —

Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026

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The free-speech cases in Florida, Tennessee and Indiana highlight a growing debate surrounding the First Amendment, political discourse and social media.

— Drew Pittock, USA Today, 2 June 2026
According to the statement, Xcel has identified resource adequacy as a growing concern for several years and has proposed multiple solutions, including a near-term procurement plan designed to add 3,800 megawatts of new generation capacity.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 2 June 2026