growth | Definition of growth

Synonyms and Antonyms of growth

1 an abnormal mass of tissue

found a growth on the dog's neck under her collar

Synonyms of growth

excrescence, excrescency, lump, neoplasm, tumor

Words Related to growth

cancer, carcinoma, lymphoma, malignancy, melanoma, polyp

cyst, tubercle, wart

2 the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced

the growth of the gambling industry into an economic mainstay in some locations

Synonyms of growth

development, elaboration, evolution, expansion, progress, progression

Words Related to growth

advancement, betterment, improvement, perfection, refinement

incubation, maturation, maturing, ripening

blossoming, flourishing, flowering

addition, augmentation, enhancement, supplementation

emergence, evolvement, metamorphosis

Near Antonyms of growth

backslide, lapse, relapse

decadence, decay, decaying, declension, declination, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, descent, deterioration, devaluation, downfall, downgrade, ebbing, falling, weakening

Antonyms of growth

regress, regression, retrogression, reversion

3 the process of becoming mature

her reflections and mature behavior certainly demonstrate just how much emotional growth took place last summer

Synonyms of growth

development, maturation, maturing, ripening

Words Related to growth

blossoming, flourishing, flowering

mellowing, softening

evolution, evolvement, expansion, progression

coming-of-age, maturity

Near Antonyms of growth

decadence, decay, decaying, declension, decline, declining, degeneration, descent, deterioration

ebbing, fading, shriveling (or shrivelling), waning, wilting, withering

death, decease, demise, dying, end, exit, expiration, expiring, expiry, perishing

regression, retrogression, reversion