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growth

[grohth] / groʊθ /
NOUN
development, progress
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance advancement expansion gain hike improvement increase production prosperity rise success surge
STRONG
aggrandizement augmentation boost buildup crop cultivation enlargement evolution extension flowering germination maturation multiplication produce proliferation sprouting stretching swell thickening unfolding vegetation waxing widening
WEAK
beefing up evolvement fleshing out heightening maturing up upping
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decline decrease failure halt loss stagnation stop worsening
STRONG
abridgment compression destruction reduction
WEAK
abatement diminishment lessening underdevelopment
NOUN
tumor
Synonyms
STRONG
Cancer cancroid excrescence fibrousness fungus lump mole outgrowth parasite polyp swelling thickening wen
WEAK
fibrous tissue
Antonyms
WEAK
abatement decrease diminishment failure lessening reduction stagnation underdevelopment

Example Sentences

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Donations of IRA assets are triple-tax-free because no federal income tax is due on contributions, growth or withdrawals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

SBA could be an attractive target for a takeover due to a combination of its large infrastructure portfolio, recent stock underperformance, and the long-term growth potential of 5G infrastructure and AI.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

This week, Berlin's top economic research institutes more than halved their growth forecasts for 2026 to a predicted 0.6% of GDP because of global price hikes for gas.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

When you take all that into longer-term consideration, job growth does not look so robust.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Without writing, the growth we have known would have been impossible.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

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