Synonyms of grown

grown 1 of 2

adjective

ˈgrōn 

as in lush

covered with a thick healthy natural growth

a field lavishly grown with poppies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lush
• green
• dense
• fertile
• overgrown
• leafy
• rich
• verdant
• prolific
• luxuriant
• tangled
• fruitful
• productive
• fecund
• fat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• barren
• poor
• leafless
• depleted
• impoverished
• dry
• infertile
• bleak
• unproductive
• stark
• dead
• arid
• parched
• desert
• sere
• waterless

grown

2 of 2

verb

past participle of grow

1

as in produced

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

• produced
• raised
• cropped
• cultivated
• planted
• tended
• promoted
• cultured
• reared
• bred
• dressed
• harvested
• propagated
• sown
• rooted
• gathered
• sprouted
• ripened
• gleaned
• reaped
• germinated
• quickened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killed
• picked
• plucked
• dug
• pulled (up)
• uprooted
• cut
• extirpated
• mowed
• hayed

2

as in progressed

to become mature

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• progressed
• aged
• matured
• developed
• evolved
• grown up
• ripened
• bloomed
• flourished
• softened
• blossomed
• flowered
• mellowed
• unfolded
• opened
• burgeoned
• got on
• got along
• advanced
• grayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deteriorated
• declined
• degenerated
• dried
• decayed
• worsened
• sunk
• weakened
• faded
• shriveled
• withered
• waned
• wilted
• wasted (away)
• drooped
• sagged
• flagged
• returned
• reverted
• regressed
• lapsed
• retrogressed
• backslid

3

as in become

to eventually have as a state or quality

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• become
• gone
• got
• turned
• come
• transformed
• changed
• run
• waxed
• altered
• modified
• metamorphosed
• mutated
• transmuted
• transfigured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• been
• remained
• continued
• stayed
• lingered
• abided

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grown

Adjective

Your grown children need to know exactly what your situation is with this man. — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

The new arrivals are a pair of Germans, a father and his grown son, who have been touring America together. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026

Verb

Hardy Californians is selling a seed mix designed to help control erosion, containing seeds from 10 plants that have long grown natively here, none of which are mentioned below. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Hormel’s food-service business has grown for 12 consecutive quarters, according to the company’s most recent earnings report. — Carson Hartzog, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026