Synonyms of grow

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verb (1)

1

as in to cultivate

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cultivate
• produce
• promote
• raise
• plant
• tend
• harvest
• culture
• crop
• propagate
• dress
• breed
• rear
• reap
• sow
• gather
• sprout
• ripen
• germinate
• glean
• root
• quicken

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kill
• pick
• dig
• pull (up)
• cut
• pluck
• uproot
• hay
• extirpate
• mow

2

as in to develop

to become mature

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in to become

to eventually have as a state or quality

he will grow angry if we don't answer his question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• become
• get
• go
• come
• turn
• run
• transform
• change
• wax
• modify
• alter
• mutate
• metamorphose
• transmute
• transfigure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continue
• be
• remain
• stay
• linger
• abide

grow (in)

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verb (2)

as in to gain

to gradually increase in

you've grown in wisdom over the years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gain
• build up
• gather
• double (in)
• pick up
• triple (in)
• accumulate
• expand
• accrue
• stimulate
• maximize
• enhance
• excite
• step up
• enrich
• mount
• extend
• amass
• enlarge
• ramp (up)
• elevate
• boost
• jack (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decrease (in)
• lose
• fall (in)
• decline (in)
• diminish (in)
• lessen
• dip
• abate
• taper off
• dwindle
• taper

growing

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adjective

as in booming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• booming
• roaring
• coming
• promising
• robust
• runaway
• gangbuster
• thriving
• successful
• gangbusters
• flourishing
• going
• triumphant
• prosperous
• boffo
• palmy
• socko

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsuccessful
• failing
• collapsing
• slipping
• failed
• hopeless
• folding
• no-good
• declining
• unpromising
• washing-out
• waning
• inauspicious
• flopping
• futureless
• slumping
• bankrupt
• destroyed
• ruined
• flunking
• wrecked
• kaputt
• kerflooey
• kaput

growing

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verb (3)

present participle of grow

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cultivating
• producing
• raising
• harvesting
• promoting
• planting
• tending
• cropping
• rearing
• breeding
• dressing
• culturing
• propagating
• sprouting
• sowing
• gathering
• ripening
• reaping
• rooting
• germinating
• gleaning
• quickening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killing
• picking
• digging
• pulling (up)
• plucking
• cutting
• uprooting
• mowing
• extirpating
• haying

2

as in progressing

to become mature

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in becoming

to eventually have as a state or quality

he will grow angry if we don't answer his question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• becoming
• getting
• going
• coming
• turning
• running
• changing
• transforming
• waxing
• altering
• modifying
• metamorphosing
• mutating
• transmuting
• transfiguring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• being
• continuing
• remaining
• staying
• lingering
• abiding

Phrases Containing grow

• grow (in)
• grow up