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 raw milk revolution grows right out of this disorder.”

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Trip.com and smaller travel platforms could also benefit as solo and small-group travel grows.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

OpenAI’s model showed otherwise, finding arrangements that beat his supposed limit again and again, even as the number of dots grows arbitrarily large.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

The Buffett Ratio’s R-squared grows to 6% when forecasting five-year returns and a highly significant 29% at the 10-year horizon.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

“Moss grows on the north side of the tree. Once you find north, everything else is relative to that.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray