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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grows

That farm grows pumpkins on 500 acres, mostly for decorations like jack-o’-lanterns.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Diversity of perspective is how a species grows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

At its nursery in Yunnan, the company grows millions of plants under LED lights, which are then distributed to its growers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

By analyzing samples from adults across a wide range of ages, the team created one of the most detailed pictures yet of how genome regulation shifts as the brain grows older.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

“No. Not that. We feel pain. But we don’t feel fear. So the pain is not a problem, unless it grows so bad that the body refuses to cooperate.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell