growth

[ grohth ]
/ groʊθ /

noun

adjective

of or denoting a business, industry, or equity security that grows or is expected to grow in value over a long period of time: a growth industry; a growth stock.

Origin of growth

1550–60; see grow, -th1; probably cognate with Old Norse grōthr

SYNONYMS FOR growth

1 augmentation, expansion.
6 result, outgrowth.
7 excrescence.

ANTONYMS FOR growth

1 decline, decrease.

OTHER WORDS FROM growth

an·ti·growth, adjective pre·growth, noun re·growth, noun su·per·growth, noun, adjective

Words nearby growth

growler, growly, grown, grown-up, grownup, growth, growth cone, growth curve, growth factor, growth fund, growth hormone

British Dictionary definitions for antigrowth

growth
/ (ɡrəʊθ) /

noun

the process or act of growing, esp in organisms following assimilation of food
an increase in size, number, significance, etc
something grown or growing a new growth of hair
a stage of development
any abnormal tissue, such as a tumour
(modifier) of, relating to, causing or characterized by growth a growth industry; growth hormone

Medical definitions for antigrowth

growth
[ grōth ]

n.

The process of growing.
Full development; maturity.
An increase, as in size, number, value, or strength.
Something that grows or has grown.
An abnormal mass of tissue, such as a tumor, growing in or on an organism.

Scientific definitions for antigrowth

growth
[ grōth ]

An increase in the size of an organism or part of an organism, usually as a result of an increase in the number of cells. Growth of an organism may stop at maturity, as in the case of humans and other mammals, or it may continue throughout life, as in many plants. In humans, certain body parts, like hair and nails, continue to grow throughout life.