growing
adjective
grow·ing ˈgrō-iŋ 
1
a
: increasing in size or amount
growing children
a growing number of wealthy residents
growing success
b
: becoming greater in prevalence, popularity, or influence
a growing trend
a growing controversy
Mr. Moseley and others like him are on the front lines of a growing battle for control of the shop floor.
Alex Kotlowitz
Alex Kotlowitz2
: of, relating to, or being the period during which something (such as a plant) grows or matures
ideal growing conditions
Peel color may vary and is dependent upon night temperatures during the growing season. M. McDevitt Rubin
M. McDevitt RubinResearchers are, in fact, on the verge of field-testing … a new tomato designed to meet a set of cannery specifications for shorter growing cycle … Jack Fincher
Jack Fincher
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing growing
growing 1 of 2
adjective
as in booming
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- booming
- roaring
- coming
- promising
- robust
- runaway
- thriving
- gangbuster
- flourishing
- going
- gangbusters
- successful
- triumphant
- prosperous
- boffo
- socko
- palmy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unsuccessful
- failing
- collapsing
- slipping
- declining
- failed
- folding
- hopeless
- waning
- unpromising
- inauspicious
- flopping
- futureless
- slumping
- bankrupt
- destroyed
- washing-out
- ruined
- flunking
- wrecked
- no-good
- kaput
- kaputt
- kerflooey
growing
2 of 2verb
1
as in cultivating
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care a dedicated home gardener who grows tomatoes in her small garden every summer Synonyms & Similar Words
- cultivating
- producing
- raising
- harvesting
- planting
- promoting
- tending
- cropping
- propagating
- rearing
- breeding
- sprouting
- dressing
- culturing
- sowing
- gathering
- ripening
- reaping
- rooting
- germinating
- quickening
- gleaning
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- killing
- picking
- digging
- plucking
- cutting
- pulling (up)
- uprooting
- extirpating
- mowing
- haying
2
as in progressing
to become mature you've grown so much since we last saw each other Synonyms & Similar Words
- progressing
- developing
- maturing
- flowering
- aging
- evolving
- blooming
- ripening
- blossoming
- ageing
- flourishing
- growing up
- softening
- burgeoning
- bourgeoning
- mellowing
- unfolding
- graying
- opening
- advancing
- greying
- getting along
- getting on
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- declining
- deteriorating
- worsening
- decaying
- degenerating
- drying
- sinking
- waning
- fading
- weakening
- drooping
- sagging
- withering
- flagging
- shriveling
- wasting (away)
- returning
- wilting
- shrivelling
- regressing
- reverting
- lapsing
- retrogressing
- backsliding
3
as in becoming
to eventually have as a state or quality he will grow angry if we don't answer his question Synonyms & Similar Words
- becoming
- getting
- coming
- going
- turning
- running
- changing
- transforming
- waxing
- altering
- metamorphosing
- mutating
- modifying
- transmuting
- transfiguring
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- being
- continuing
- remaining
- staying
- lingering
- abiding