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Thesaurus entry: growth
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growth
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noun
1.
population growth
synonyms
: increase, expansion, augmentation, proliferation, multiplication, enlargement, mushrooming, snowballing, rise, escalation, buildup.
antonym:
decrease.
2.
the growth of plants
synonyms
: development, maturation, growing, germination, sprouting; blooming.
antonym:
withering.
3.
the marked growth of local enterprises
synonyms
: expansion, extension, development, progress, advance, advancement, headway, spread; rise, success, boom, upturn, upswing.
antonyms:
failure, decline.
4.
a growth on his jaw
synonyms
: tumor, malignancy, cancer; lump, excrescence, outgrowth, swelling, nodule; cyst, polyp.