1. grow
verb. ['ˈgroʊ'] pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become.
Synonyms
- change state
- change
- turn
Antonyms
- tributary
- distributary
- de-escalate
- reduce
Etymology
- growen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- growan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Words that Rhyme with Grow Up
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Example sentences of the word grow-up
1. Noun Phrase
These grow up to 20 inches in height and feature leaf blades with downy surfaces and smooth undersides.
2. grow
verb. ['ˈgroʊ'] become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.
Synonyms
- branch
- augment
- increase
- proliferate
- vegetate
- flourish
- mushroom
- overgrow
- hypertrophy
- spread out
- grow over
- expand
- climb
- root
- lengthen
- boom
- go up
- enlarge
- develop
- ramify
- stretch
- burgeon
- thrive
- rise
Antonyms
- shrink
- shorten
- minimize
- minimise
Etymology
- growen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- growan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. grow
verb. ['ˈgroʊ'] increase in size by natural process.
Synonyms
- germinate
- pullulate
- cut
- develop
- undergrow
- twin
- shoot
- spud
- exfoliate
- burgeon forth
- ankylose
- bourgeon
- sprout
- vegetate
Antonyms
- narrow
- decrescendo
- depreciate
- take away
Etymology
- growen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- growan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. grow
verb. ['ˈgroʊ'] cause to grow or develop.
Synonyms
- develop
- vegetate
- make grow
- root
- culture
- swell
- rotate
Antonyms
- minimization
- weakening
- subtraction
- depreciation
Etymology
- growen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- growan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. grow
verb. ['ˈgroʊ'] develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation.
Synonyms
- get on
- develop
- find
- mature
- maturate
- senesce
- find oneself
- grow up
- ripen
Antonyms
- nonproliferation
- decrement
- non-proliferation
- waning
Etymology
- growen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- growan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. grow
verb. ['ˈgroʊ'] come into existence; take on form or shape.
Synonyms
- resurge
- uprise
- develop
- emerge
- head
- come
- come forth
- follow
- well up
- spring up
- originate
- rise
- swell
- arise
Antonyms
- descent
- stand still
- regress
- descendant
Etymology
- growen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- growan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. grow
verb. ['ˈgroʊ'] come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes).
Synonyms
- stock
- work up
- feather
- evolve
- pupate
- stool
- fledge
- change
- pod
- leaf
- get
- get up
- tiller
- acquire
- cut
- develop
- teethe
- produce
- spring
- sprout
Antonyms
- negate
- disprove
- affirm
- converge
Etymology
- growen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- growan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. grow
verb. ['ˈgroʊ'] cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques.
Synonyms
- raise
- farm
- produce
- keep
- carry
- cultivate
Antonyms
- disarrange
- obfuscate
- generalize
- deflate
Etymology
- growen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- growan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. up
adverb. ['ˈʌp'] spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position.
Synonyms
- upwards
- upwardly
Antonyms
- downwards
- downwardly
- downward
Etymology
- upp (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. up
adjective. ['ˈʌp'] being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level.
Synonyms
- leading
- risen
- upfield
- ahead
- in the lead
- dormie
- heavenward
- sprouted
- aweigh
- ascending
- upward
- dormy
- upbound
- high
Antonyms
- down
- low
- fragrant
- sober
Etymology
- upp (Old English (ca. 450-1100))