Synonyms of grows

grows

verb

present tense third-person singular of grow

1

as in cultivates

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

• cultivates
• produces
• plants
• promotes
• crops
• raises
• tends
• cultures
• harvests
• propagates
• rears
• breeds
• dresses
• ripens
• reaps
• gathers
• roots
• sows
• quickens
• germinates
• sprouts
• gleans

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kills
• picks
• plucks
• pulls (up)
• digs
• cuts
• uproots
• mows
• extirpates
• hays

2

as in progresses

to become mature

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• progresses
• develops
• ages
• matures
• ripens
• grows up
• evolves
• flowers
• softens
• blooms
• flourishes
• mellows
• unfolds
• blossoms
• opens
• burgeons
• gets on
• gets along
• advances
• grays

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deteriorates
• decays
• declines
• worsens
• degenerates
• fades
• sinks
• weakens
• dries
• wanes
• shrivels
• droops
• withers
• sags
• reverts
• returns
• regresses
• wastes (away)
• flags
• wilts
• lapses
• retrogresses
• backslides

3

as in becomes

to eventually have as a state or quality

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• becomes
• gets
• goes
• comes
• turns
• runs
• transforms
• waxes
• modifies
• alters
• changes
• mutates
• transmutes
• transfigures
• metamorphoses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• is
• continues
• remains
• stays
• lingers
• abides

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grows

When Brolin’s voice takes on a ghostly presence inside the whale, the emotional insistence grows louder without becoming more persuasive. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026

Albemarle is likely to bounce back as lithium demand grows, according to Mizuho. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

As China’s space power grows, Washington has moved to protect some of its satellite networks. — Kathleen Curlee, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026

Data centers are becoming the primary driver of new energy demand, and as that demand grows, the costs of the infrastructure needed to support them will increasingly fall on everyday North Carolinians. — Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026

With each episode building on the last, one question grows more urgent — who, or what, is really on the other end of the line? — Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

For example, if the edge of a leaf grows faster than its center, this can lead to a curled or wavy shape—as with Lollo lettuce. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026

As the volume of information grows, the ability to make those distinctions becomes the skill. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

The new method instead grows the crystals separately and transfers them onto the chip afterward. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026