Home › Words › U › upgrowingupgrowingupgrowing means the process of growth or maturation; growing up.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, upgrowing ranks #2,165 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Middle English upgrowinge, upgrowyng, equivalent to upgrow + -ing.nounThe process of growth or maturation; growing upDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.growing 65% match — Growth; increase. vs upgrowing →maturation 63% match — The process of becoming mature. vs upgrowing →grownupness 63% match — Adulthood; maturity. vs upgrowing →upbring 62% match — To bring up. vs upgrowing →aging 61% match — The process of becoming older or more mature. vs upgrowing →upgo 60% match — to go up vs upgrowing →postgrowth 59% match — Following a period of growth vs upgrowing →upraising 59% match — A raising upward. vs upgrowing →