grow larger

VERB

enlarge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add to augment boost broaden build develop expand extend grow inflate lengthen magnify multiply swell widen

STRONG

aggrandize amplify bulk diffuse dilate distend elaborate elongate embroider exaggerate expatiate heighten mount pad pyramid rise snowball spread stretch wax

WEAK

beef up blow up give details jack up jazz up make larger slap on upsurge

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abbreviate abridge compress contract cut decrease diminish halt lessen lower narrow reduce restrict shorten shrink stop

STRONG

constrict decline drop fall simplify slump

WEAK

condense curtail

VERB

swell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accumulate add to balloon bloat bulge enlarge expand fatten grow increase mount rise surge

STRONG

aggravate amplify augment belly billow blister dilate distend enhance extend heighten intensity plump pouch pout protrude puff tumefy uprise

WEAK

be inflated become bloated become distended become swollen fill out puff up round out well up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abridge decline decrease diminish drop fall lessen lose lower reduce shrink slump

STRONG

compress condense contract curtail shorten

WEAK

concentrate

VERB

widen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add to broaden enlarge expand extend grow increase multiply stretch swell

STRONG

augment dilate distend open ream spread unfold

WEAK

open out open wide spread out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abridge compress concentrate condense contract curtail decrease diminish lessen lower reduce shorten shrink

STRONG

block close conceal hide

WEAK

cramp narrow restrict

Example Sentences

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As AI chips grow larger and more complex, demand for the substrates that connect them to devices is soaring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Lower cuticle investment allows colonies to grow larger, and larger colonies further reduce the pressure for each ant to be strongly protected.

From Science Daily • Dec. 22, 2025

As fires grow larger and more intense in the West, essential questions are being raised, including: Should storage tanks and other local water infrastructure be expanded to contend with wildfires?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025

Female alligators tap out at around 10 feet, though male alligators can grow larger.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2024

As the year passed his friend seemed to grow larger in his mind, and his face looked out in a very grave and subtle way from the darkness at night.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

grow larger

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