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Definitions

grow up

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

Example Sentences

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They grow up in this environment where they’re asking, “What are they offering me other than just a lecture?”

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

“L.A. is embarking on a kind of grand experiment: Can they rebuild a rail system that serves a metro area that didn’t initially grow up around the car, but expanded around the car?”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Scientists have long known that stars like our Sun expand dramatically once they run out of hydrogen in their cores, becoming red giants that can grow up to 100 times their original size.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

The seven-week trial has been followed very closely by Norwegians, who have seen Høiby grow up alongside the royal family without being a member of it.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

“I think the place where you grow up is always really boring,” she replies.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.