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Synonyms for growth

  • noun

Most common

increase expansion increment enlargement development maturation outgrowth germination

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Increase — an increase in size, number, value, or strength

increase, expansion, increment, enlargement, advancement, progress, improvement, accretion, augmentation, extension, advance, crescendo

2. Development — the act of growing, getting bigger or higher

development, maturation, growing, ontogeny, ontogenesis

3. Outgrowth

outgrowth, emergence

4. Germination

germination, sprouting, cultivation

Other

tumor US, tumour UK, overgrowth, cancer, vegetation, mass, lump, pullulation rare

Antonyms

decrease, reduction, contraction

All antonyms of growth →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An increase in size, number, value, or strength.

    Nanoelectronics is one of the area's few growth industries .

  2. n. 2

    The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.

  3. n. 3

    An increase in psychological strength or resilience; an increased ability to overcome adversity.

    Struggle, disappointment, and criticism all contribute to a person's growth.

  4. n. 4

    Something that grows or has grown.

Related words

Phrases
growth hormone growth ring bottom growth chain growth polymerization exponential growth geometric growth growth medium growth plate

Forms

Plural
growths → increases, expansions, increments, enlargements…

Example sentences

  • increase It cannot be denied that crime is on the increase.
  • expansion Denmark is experiencing a modest economic expansion.
  • advancement Does this job offer opportunities for advancement?
  • enlargement She received an ad for penis enlargement in her inbox.
  • development Algeria has embarked on a new path of development.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
growthsteady
increasefalling
expansionfalling
advancementfalling
enlargementfalling
developmentfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
mass1, lump1
5 letters
tumor2
6 letters
cancer2, tumour
7 letters
growing2, advance2
8 letters
increase2, progress2, ontogeny4
9 letters
expansion3, extension3, emergence3, increment3, accretion3, crescendo3, sprouting2, outgrowth2
10 letters
vegetation4, maturation4, overgrowth3
11 letters
development4, improvement3, advancement3, cultivation4, enlargement3, germination4, ontogenesis, pullulation
12 letters
augmentation4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tumor2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
croissance
Español
crecimiento
Deutsch
Wachstum
Català
creixement