Hypernyms for "growth"
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accession
accretion
accumulation
amelogenesis
angiogenesis
anthesis
apposition
auxesis
blossoming
broadening
caenogenesis
cainogenesis
cenogenesis
cohesion
cultivation
culture
cytogenesis
cytogeny
dentition
efflorescence
excrescence
exostosis
florescence
flowering
foliation
fructification
gametogenesis
germination
habit
hamartoma
inflorescence
infructescence
ingrowth
intussusception
juvenescence
kainogenesis
kenogenesis
leafing
life cycle
masculinisation
masculinization
morphogenesis
multiplication
myelinisation
myelinization
neoplasm
neurogenesis
odontiasis
palingenesis
peduncle
polyp
polypus
population growth
proliferation
psychogenesis
psychomotor development
psychosexual development
pullulation
recapitulation
relaxation
rise
rooting
sprouting
suppression
teething
teratogenesis
tumor
tumour
vegetation
virilisation
virilization
widening
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.