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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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Paul Bettany, left, plays court composer Antonio Salieri, who grows envious of Mozart.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Searching for the vanished woman, Lindsay visits various nursing homes and grows increasingly uneasy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"Even if the economy grows at 6-6.5%, the broader investment story looks less convincing."

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Recreating a quantum computer on a traditional supercomputer is extremely demanding because the complexity grows exponentially with every added qubit.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

So after a silence that grows and morphs and shifts the entire landscape of Scoob’s life, when G’ma says, “I need to lie down,” Scoob helps her get settled.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone