Synonyms of growths

growths

noun

plural of growth

1

as in tumors

an abnormal mass of tissue

found a growth on the dog's neck under her collar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tumors
• lumps
• cysts
• neoplasms
• excrescences
• carcinomas
• polyps
• outgrowths
• malignancies
• excrescencies
• cancers
• melanomas
• tubercles
• warts
• lymphomas

2

as in evolutions

the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced

the growth of the gambling industry into an economic mainstay in some locations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evolutions
• developments
• progresses
• progressions
• expansions
• improvements
• advancements
• refinements
• elaborations
• emergences
• maturations
• betterments
• perfections
• enhancements
• augmentations
• incubations
• metamorphoses
• flowerings
• additions
• supplementations
• evolvements

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regressions
• reversions
• relapses
• lapses
• retrogressions
• declines
• degenerations
• regresses
• degradations
• deteriorations
• decays
• devaluations
• degeneracies
• declensions
• downgrades
• declinations
• descents
• downfalls
• backslides
• decadences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of growths

In comparison, the plan saw percentage growths of 39%, 40% and 21% over the previous three years, respectively. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Researchers first spotted the unusual whitish growths while surveying forests in Yunnan, where the fungus was growing from the woody roots of Chinese cork oak trees. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026

New Yale research may help explain why some patients with a small number of growths experience debilitating pain, while others with more widespread disease do not have symptoms. — Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

If needed, the new growths can be thinned out to allow more room for new ones to grow. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

People with a family history of colorectal cancer or polyps, and those with inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease, IBS or ulcerative colitis, face elevated risk because chronic inflammation can promote abnormal growths. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

So do inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis, since chronic inflammation can promote abnormal growths. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026

Anglers who fished the lake first noticed the growths — raised black spots — more than a decade ago. — Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 18 Aug. 2026

Barksdale went to Kaiser Permanente Southwood Medical Center in Jonesboro, Georgia, in early 2025 to seek treatment for heavy bleeding and fibroids, which are noncancerous growths in and around the uterus. — Kim Chandler, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026