When I grow up, I want to be a king.
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Grow
/ɡɹoʊ/
Synonyms for "grow" (387 found)
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Closest matches (78)
Verb(20 words)
Noun(23 words)
abundance increaseaccreting shoreaccruingaccumulatingactualizingadd upadvancesappreciatingascending countbubbles risebudsbuildbuildingbulgesbulkbulk of samplesbulk upbulksburgeonscause increase
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Adjective(3 words)
Strong matches (116)
Noun(41 words)
count upcreepingcrop farmingculture unawareculture valuesculturesculturingcurrent trenddevelop language skillsdeveloped civilizationdeveloped culturesdeveloped language skillsdeveloping projectdevelopment programdisease spreadengagement riseevolvingexcitement buildsfarmsflourishes
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flourishingflowering plant life cyclefranchisefranchise broadeninggaininggainsgarden relatedgardening practicegardensgettinghomesteadinghoneysuckleshorticulture practiceicelandic rísaincrease economic valueincrease in potential energyincrease in priceincrease painincreased englishincreasingincrementing
Verb(35 words)
cultivatecultivatescultivating cropsdeepeneddevelop a skilldevelop speaking skillsdevelopeddevelopingdeveloping number sensedeveloping skillelongate filamentenlargeescalateevolves gasexpandexpandsfarmfattenedfledgedflourished
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (193)
Noun(67 words)
incubatingjourneykweeklearn verbmaizesmaturingmore developedmore emergingmultiplyingmushroomingneighborhood gardenold french encreistreplant developmentplanted like protistplantsprivately developedproduced byprogress over timeprosperingpsychopsis
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rise in influencerise in pricesrise in revenuerise of civilizationrise of civilizationsrise of modern civilizationrise of modern sciencerise of multicellularityrisen in statusrisesrises of civilizationrisingrising of civilizationrootstalkroserudeness risesales jumpsalsifyscale termscalingscaling conceptself aware beingshoalingshootsspreadingsproutingsproutsspurringstate change verbsuckeringsurgesswardsswellestswellingswellstechnology adoption turning pointthriving nonagricultural ecosystemtrendtuftsturbinateupsurgeupsurgesuptickupturnupturnswaxeswaxing
Adjective(8 words)
industrial risejuvenile stagemature culturemature plantmature studentocellatedrising demandunforced bloom
Verb(26 words)
intensifiesluxuriatesmaturatematuresnurtureoriginateproduceprogressingscale upsoarspring upstrengthenswelledteethedthrivesturnturnedupriseurbanizevegetated
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intensifyissuekeepleafleaf outleaveleave the nestlengthenluxuriatemachinematuratematuremellowmillminemountmultiplymushroomnursenurture
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originateoutgrowoverdevelopovergrowoverrunovertopplantprocessprocreateproduceprogressproliferatepropagateprosperpullulatepumpput forthput forth leavesput out budsraiseranchreach manhoodreach twenty-onereach voting agerearrefinereproduceriotriperipenriserise uprootrunrun upseasonsendsettle downsharecropshootshoot upsmeltsnowballsowspreadspringspring upsproutsprout upstemstrengthenstrike rootswelltake roottempertendthickenthrivetoga virilistowerturnturn intoupgrowupriseupshootupspearupspringupsproutvegetatewaxwiden
Determiner(1 words)
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How these synonyms differ
- develop - 'Develop' implies growth through stages, it's structured progression, like a child developing skills or a plan developing detail.
- expand - 'Expand' implies growth in size or scope, often deliberately, a business expands, a vocabulary expands. It's growth by choice, not nature.
- flourish - 'Flourish' is growth at its most vigorous and visible, thriving with vitality. A flourishing garden, a flourishing career.
- mature - 'Mature' is growth toward completion or full capability, it implies not just getting bigger but becoming wiser, deeper, or more refined.
- thrive - 'Thrive' means growing with health and energy, it suggests favorable conditions and a positive trajectory, not just survival but abundance.
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6 entriesgrowth chartgrowth potentialgrowth rategrowth spurtsrapid growthsteady growth
Inflections
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5 entriesSample sentences
26 total sentences available.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
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You must not smoke till you grow up.
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Money does not grow on trees.
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