Definitions

grow up

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age v.
develop v.
maturate v.
mature v.
mellow v.
ripen v.

VERB

age

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deteriorate develop get along grow mature

STRONG

decline mellow push ripen wane

WEAK

grow feeble grow old

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease decrease halt lessen stop

STRONG

increase rise

VERB

develop

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance establish evolve expand flourish grow progress promote

STRONG

age foster maturate mature mellow ripen thrive

WEAK

enroot

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease halt lessen retreat retrogress stop stunt

WEAK

cease circumscribe compress confine discontinue end narrow repress

VERB

maturate

Synonyms

STRONG

advance age arrive bloom blossom culminate develop evolve flower grow mellow mushroom perfect prime progress ripen round season

WEAK

attain majority become experienced become wise come of age fill out reach adulthood reach majority settle down shoot up

Antonyms

STRONG

decline decrease deteriorate die fade halt lessen retreat retrogress shrink shrivel stop wither

VERB

mature

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloom blossom develop evolve grow mellow mushroom ripen

STRONG

advance age arrive culminate flower maturate perfect prime progress round season

WEAK

attain majority become experienced become wise come of age fill out reach adulthood reach majority settle down shoot up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease halt lessen shrink shrivel stop wither

STRONG

retreat retrogress

VERB

mellow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

soften sweeten

STRONG

age arrive develop grow improve maturate mollify perfect season

WEAK

milden ripe settle down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

trouble worry

STRONG

decline decrease diminish lessen

VERB

ripen

Synonyms

STRONG

age mellow

WEAK

come of age

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grow up

We watched his kids grow up and really got into his life and got to meet all the people around him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

"But now it's actually startup people and you want to become those when you grow up".

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

"Younger generations grow up with politics alongside their memes, their family pictures and their daily commutes."

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Parents read and children grow up watching them do so.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Sure, not every kid would want to grow up on the sea.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

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