Showing Results for "grew"

grew

[groo] / gru /

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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Shotwell, who grew up in a suburb north of Chicago, didn’t start out with ambitions that were tied to space.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Sister Rita grew up in the Philippines, where she studied business in college and assumed she’d have a normal career and get married.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It was there that See grew up, exploring the nooks and crannies of her grandparents’ antique shop, F. Suie One Co.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

In this sense, though, that teenage boy never grew up.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Ahead of me, Lloyd grew smaller and smaller there between Lester and Flopears.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck