outgrow
Become too big
To outgrow something is to grow too large or mature for it.
Children outgrow their clothes and shoes.
People outgrow habits, friendships, or interests that no longer fit who they've become: She outgrew her teenage insecurities.
One thing can outgrow another by growing faster: The city's population outgrew its infrastructure.
Cause gradual growth
- matureFully grown or developed
- evolveChange gradually over time
- advanceMove or progress forward
- progressMovement toward improvement
blossom · flourish · ripen · leave behind · shed · abandon · childhood · adolescence
Go past a limit
- outpaceExceed in velocity
- outstripSurpass or overtake
- overtakePass while moving faster
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
surpass · outperform · outdo · outclass · transcend · overshadow · leave behind · pull ahead
Deliberately throw out
- abandonLeave behind permanently
- shedCast off naturally
- cast offRelease or discard
- leave behindDepart without taking
relinquish · forsake · drop · release · let go · slough off · move on · renounce
develop
Cause gradual growth
progress · blossom · flourish · ripen · leave behind · shed · abandon · childhood · adolescence · juvenile
exceed
Go past a limit
eclipse · surpass · outperform · outdo · outclass · transcend · overshadow · leave behind · pull ahead · outdistance
discard
Deliberately throw out
leave behind · relinquish · forsake · drop · release · let go · slough off · move on · renounce · outmode
expand
Increase in size
widen · shoot up · sprout · too small · tight · snug · outsize · hand-me-down · resize · replace
- growthincrease, increasing, expansion, expand, expanding
- outoutside, outdoor, outdoors, outsider, outward
- comparison verbscompare, contrast, differentiate, distinguish, juxtapose
outgrowcling to
Hold fast to
hold onto · regress · fall back into · retain · keep
outgrowlag behind
Fail to keep pace
fall behind · trail · stunt · stagnate · plateau