GROWS Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

grows

verb

present tense third-person singular of grow

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

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as in progresses

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

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as in becomes

to eventually have as a state or quality he will grow angry if we don't answer his question

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Recent Examples of grows Deep trust grows with clear boundaries as aching Chiron enters your 8th House of Intimacy and Shared Resources. —

Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2026 Centrus continues to expand enrichment operations in Pike County as demand for advanced reactor fuel grows. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026 On top of that, the expansion of the universe stretches the wavelengths of such ancient light via a phenomenon called redshifting—and the effect grows stronger over distance. —

Phil Plait, Scientific American, 19 June 2026 Libra September 23 – October 22 When healing begins, trust grows with care. —

Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026 Anxiety grows when people feel trapped in ambiguity. —

Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 For the commemorative jewelry, Kloots collaborated with Eterneva, a company that grows diamonds in its lab using an individualized method that pressurizes the ashes (or hair) of a deceased loved one. —

Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026 Google is among several tech giants — including Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft — seeking to build data centers around the country as the use of artificial intelligence grows. —

Arkansas Online, 18 June 2026 Succumbing to the urge to scroll Instagram the second conversation grows quiet or social awkwardness creeps in. —

Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026

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There’s a gaping need for a Christianity whose posture toward the world is more irenic and charitable, far less anxious and fear-driven—one that cultivates curiosity, including toward those outside the faith, and fosters a deep longing for knowledge and understanding.

— Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
As guests don waders and walk into the shallow bay to the floating baskets where Navy Cove cultivates its bivalves, co-owner Eric Bradley shells out oyster-farming facts.

— Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 May 2026