Growth
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡɹoʊθ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Growth is a noun meaning An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
Meaning
An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
More Meanings
- (economics) Ellipsis of economic growth.
- An increase in psychological strength or resilience; an increased ability to overcome adversity.
- (biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
- (biology) Something that grows or has grown.
- (pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.
Example Sentences
Struggle, disappointment, and criticism all contribute to a person's growth.
Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.
Scary-looking rabbits were hopping around Fort Collins. These weren’t your standard cute, fluffy bunnies; they had horn-like growths protruding from their faces and bodies.
Liz Truss has promised Britons she has “got your back” and set out a plan for “growth, growth and growth” in a conference speech disrupted by protesters asking who voted for her plan.
Word Forms
- growths
Synonyms for growth
Depending on context, synonyms include enlargement, expansion, increase, increment, development, maturation.
Antonyms for growth
Common opposites include contraction, decrease, decrement, reduction, nondevelopment.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include growing, increase, increment, emergence, development, maturation.
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