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

How cricket grows in America will not be determined by sponsorship money alone, or broadcast deals, or the size of the diaspora. — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Building fuel capacity The company says the additional acreage will be important as demand for advanced reactor technology grows in the US and allied markets. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

It is composed of 15 members who represent California’s $61 billion agriculture industry that grows over 400 commodities. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological condition in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Sidoti looks for artists whose work grows naturally from the garden’s landscape, history and collections. — Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

When their shift ends, the ward grows quieter; screens tend to fill the void. — Anna Tsioulias, STAT, 29 July 2026

Scientists have assembled a cell from scratch in the laboratory for the first time — one that feeds, grows, and replicates much as a natural cell does. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 22 July 2026