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

But the young, fearless team’s win on Sunday left grown men in green and red jerseys in tears around the 82,000-seat Croke Park Stadium. — Reuters, NBC news, 27 July 2026

Back in Ithaca, his wife, Penelope (Anne Hathaway), and their grown son, Telemachus (Tom Holland), who hasn’t seen his father since childhood, cling uneasily to the hope that Odysseus is alive and on his way home. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Verb

The investigation into the Aspiration allegations has grown in scope, the Athletic reported three weeks ago. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Over that same time frame, total player payouts have grown less than half that fast. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 31 July 2026