Cole's Axiom: The sum of the intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.
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Growing
/ˈɡɹoʊɪŋ/
Synonyms for "growing" (191 found)
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Closest matches (39)
Noun(16 words)
Verb(3 words)
Adjective(2 words)
compounding periodcumulative savings
Strong matches (57)
Verb(3 words)
developeddevisingdewyelaborationerectionevolutionexpandingextractionfabricationfashioningflorescentflourishingfloweringformationformingformulationframingfull fledgedfull grownfull-fledged
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full-grownfully developedgoinggreengreen thumbgrowngrown upgrown-uphandicrafthandiworkharvestinghypertrophiedimmatureimpubicincreasing
Noun(16 words)
developingdeveloping projectdevelopment cycledevelopmental organizationenlargingescalatingevolvingexpandexpandingexpansionfarminggaininggarneringgatheringhorticultureincrease
Adjective(3 words)
Related words (95)
Noun(25 words)
increasingindustrializinginflatingintensifying adverbintensifying adverb examplesmaturationmaturingmore and moremore electric circuitmore emergingmovement upwardmushroomingnurtureontogenesisontogenypilingpropagatingprosperingraiserising of civilization
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Adjective(7 words)
increasing quantityinflationarypositive delta yproliferativeprosperous economyrunning sumupward movement trend
incrementalinexperiencedingenuousinnocentintactintensifyingjuicylengtheningmachiningmakingmanufacturemanufacturingmaturemillingminingminormoldingmultiplyingnaivenew-fledged
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on the increaseongoingoverdevelopedovergrownprefabricationpreparationprocessingproducingprogressiveproliferatingraisingrawrearingrefiningripeningsappyshapingsmeltingsnowballingspreadingsproutingswellingtenderthriftythrivingtighteningunadultunderageundevelopedunfledgedunformedunlickedunmellowedunripeunseasonedvernalvirginalwaxingworkmanship
Verb(3 words)
Adverb(1 words)
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12 entriesactivityagriculturebiological processchangecultivationdescriptordevelopmentorganic processpracticeprocessproductionproperty
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20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
Collocations
14 entrieseconomic growthgrowing body of evidencegrowing consensusgrowing demandgrowing interestgrowing marketgrowing painsgrowing seasongrowing trendgrowth processgrowth ratepopulation growthrapid growthsustained growth
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The company is experiencing growing pains now.
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Many weeds were growing among the flowers.
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The situation is growing serious.
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