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

The first swing was a powerful uppercut, the type of grown-man hack synonymous with no-doubters and moonshots. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 June 2026

Meanwhile, her 12-year-old son looked more grown up than ever in a dark navy suit, pale blue shirt, and brown suede loafers. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 27 June 2026

Verb

Since then, the protests have only grown and spread across the country, leaving Modi’s government scrambling to quell them. — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 24 July 2026

In just over one year since it was started, Lox and Loaded has grown to more than 59 chapters in 24 states, with over 1,800 members, Pearlstein said. — ABC News, 24 July 2026