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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“That will hurt all value and growth stocks,” said U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Hoelter said this growth reflects a broader trend among drugs companies to outsource logistics and other work, so that they can "focus on their core businesses: pharmaceutical research and production".

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

We’ve just tried to keep a growth mindset of it all and try to let every situation teach us.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Shifts in temperature extremes can affect crop growth, strain public health systems, and influence how communities perceive climate risks.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

The exponential magnitude of germ growth is disgusting.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

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