grows

VERB

become larger, evolve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance age become breed build come cultivate develop expand flourish gain increase mature multiply produce raise rise spread sprout swell thrive turn widen

STRONG

abound amplify arise augment burgeon dilate enlarge extend germinate heighten issue luxuriate maturate mount originate propagate pullulate ripen shoot stem stretch thicken vegetate wax

WEAK

branch out burst forth come to be fill out get bigger get taller pop up spring up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease compress contract decline decrease demolish destroy diminish drop fail halt ignore languish lessen lose lower narrow neglect raze recede reduce repress retreat ruin shrink stop

STRONG

abridge condense curtail hold keep shorten

WEAK

stunt

Example Sentences

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"The gym is my space to get a social fix and to talk to and see people," says the 28-year-old digital creator and fitness enthusiast, who is known as Syd Grows on social media.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The new "Spain Grows" fund, first announced in January, aims to replace the tens of billions of EU post-Covid recovery aid that helped drive Spain's strong growth in recent years.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Appeared in the January 30, 2026, print edition as 'A Hasidic Rebel Grows Up'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Like Francie in "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," most of us grew up thinking that if we put a seashell to our ears we could hear the ocean inside of it.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2022

“You guys have been inseparable forever. I remember when we were doing Where the Red Fern Grows in sixth grade and we were reading book reports in front of the class.”

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy