grown
No longer small
Grown is the past participle of grow, used to describe something that has developed or matured: a fully grown adult, home-grown tomatoes.
A grown man or grown woman emphasizes adulthood, often with slight reproach: You're a grown man—act like it.
Grown-up functions as both noun and adjective for adults or adult behavior.
Reached full maturity
- seasonedFlavored or battle-tested
- agedAdvanced in years
- refinedPurified or cultured
- developedGrew or advanced
blossomed · bloomed · evolved · progressed · experienced · weathered · mellowed · fermented
Grew crops commercially
- plantedPut into ground
- harvestedGathered ripe crops
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- horticultureCultivating plants systematically
tended · sown · irrigated · fertilized · organic · hydroponic · greenhouse · nursery
Advanced in age
- seniorHigher in rank
- oldExisting many years
- ancientVery old indeed
- venerableDeserving honor for dignity
gray-haired · wrinkled · time-worn · weathered · retired · pensioner · octogenarian · nonagenarian
Made larger or wider
- enlargedIncreased in size
- increasedGrew larger in amount
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- broadenedIncreased in extent
amplified · magnified · escalated · augmented · spread · swelled · mushroomed · snowballed
Not domesticated or controlled
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
- untamedNot domesticated
- unkemptUntidy in appearance
- neglectedNot given proper attention
sprawling · weedy · jungle-like · unruly · rambling · invasive · unchecked · dense
State of being grown
- maturityFull growth achieved
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- independenceFreedom from external control
- employmentPaid occupation status
career · parenthood · citizenship · voting · taxpayer · mortgage · marriage · professional
ripened
Reached full maturity
developed · blossomed · bloomed · evolved · progressed · experienced · weathered · mellowed · fermented · cured
farmed
Grew crops commercially
- plantedPut into ground
- harvestedGathered ripe crops
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
horticulture · tended · sown · irrigated · fertilized · organic · hydroponic · greenhouse · nursery · seedbed
elderly
Advanced in age
venerable · gray-haired · wrinkled · time-worn · weathered · retired · pensioner · octogenarian · nonagenarian · centenarian
expanded
Made larger or wider
broadened · amplified · magnified · escalated · augmented · spread · swelled · mushroomed · snowballed · ballooned
wild
Not domesticated or controlled
neglected · sprawling · weedy · jungle-like · unruly · rambling · invasive · unchecked · dense · thicket
adulthood
State of being grown
- maturityFull growth achieved
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- independenceFreedom from external control
employment · career · parenthood · citizenship · voting · taxpayer · mortgage · marriage · professional · graduate
- age termsyoung, old, older, younger, youngest
- maturityadulthood, immature, come of age, ripe, unripe
- cultivatedrefined, polished, sophisticated, elegant, cultured
- developeddeveloped, advanced, evolved, progressed, matured
- irregular verbsbegin, began, begun, break, broke
- past participlesbeen, done, gone, seen, taken
grownimmature
Not fully developed
undeveloped · juvenile · childish · young · ungrown
- grow upDevelop into adulthood
- growing upDeveloping into adulthood
- grown upReached full adulthood
- grow oldAdvance toward senescence
- grow a pairBecome braver, bolder
- growing oldBecoming more advanced in age
grow, growth, growing, grown-up, grows, grower, overgrown, undergrowth, grown up