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

Their grown son and daughter, with grown children of their own, also missed the funeral. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

My grown children come to visit expecting to take a few bottles of that dressing home with them. — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026

Verb

Why Interest in Tungsten Has Increased Interest in tungsten has grown in recent years as governments and manufacturers seek to diversify supply chains for critical minerals used in industrial and defense applications. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Although people have mostly grown accustomed to the idea of being recorded without consent in public, smart glasses have the potential to expand mass surveillance in ways that deeply concern privacy advocates. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026