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Synonyms for grow up

Most common

age blossom prosper season shoot up mature

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Age — to mature and become an adult

age, upgrow dated

2. Blossom — to start to develop; to flourish

blossom, prosper

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To mature and become an adult.

    What do you want to be when you grow up?

  2. v. 2

    To start to develop; to flourish.

    Socialism grew up in the industrial cities.

Related words

Word family
grown-up

Example sentences

  • age You should know better than to ask a lady her age.
  • blossom The city of Mito was crowded with blossom viewers.
  • prosper Algeria's tourism industry is poised to prosper.
  • season In Japan, the rainy season usually begins in June.
  • mature I think our son is mature enough to understand it.

By length

3 letters
age1
6 letters
season2, mature2, upgrow
7 letters
blossom2, prosper2, senesce

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (season2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
grandir