reach adulthood

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 grow up 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 grow up 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 majority settle down shoot up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease halt lessen shrink shrivel stop wither

STRONG

retreat retrogress

Example Sentences

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The money in the accounts may also help foster children when they reach adulthood.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

If the timing system that controls development fails, an organism may never progress through the stages needed to reach adulthood.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Even when they reach adulthood and run into trouble, we are told, some seek out the teachers and coaches who mentored them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Because it is such a new drug, long-term outcomes are not known, but Megan said she believed this generation of babies with SMA would be the first to reach adulthood.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

Hardly taller than I, she was much wider—not stout, but wide, which is the direction gnomes grow after they reach adulthood.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

reach adulthood

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