Adjective for something that can continue to grow versus being terminal
I am looking for a single word that can describe something that is continuing to grow. The only term that comes to mind is viral but I am looking for something different.
For an example, an activity that continually spawns other activities.
The smaller tasks continue to grow because of the ______ task.
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I am looking for a single word that can describe something that is continuing to grow. The only term that comes to mind is viral but I am looking for something different.
For an example, an activity that continually spawns other activities.
The smaller tasks continue to grow because of the ______ task.
single-word-requests adjectives
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I was going to post viable, but your question is a little unclear (no sample sentence as required for the SWR tag).
– Cascabel
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Please give a sample sentence.
– Davo
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Sorry I will add a sentence. For example: The smaller tasks continue to grow because of the ______ task.
– fwqa
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I am looking for a single word that can describe something that is continuing to grow. The only term that comes to mind is viral but I am looking for something different.
For an example, an activity that continually spawns other activities.
The smaller tasks continue to grow because of the ______ task.
single-word-requests adjectives
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I am looking for a single word that can describe something that is continuing to grow. The only term that comes to mind is viral but I am looking for something different.
For an example, an activity that continually spawns other activities.
The smaller tasks continue to grow because of the ______ task.
single-word-requests adjectives
single-word-requests adjectives
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I was going to post viable, but your question is a little unclear (no sample sentence as required for the SWR tag).
– Cascabel
2 days ago
Please give a sample sentence.
– Davo
2 days ago
Sorry I will add a sentence. For example: The smaller tasks continue to grow because of the ______ task.
– fwqa
2 days ago
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I was going to post viable, but your question is a little unclear (no sample sentence as required for the SWR tag).
– Cascabel
2 days ago
Please give a sample sentence.
– Davo
2 days ago
Sorry I will add a sentence. For example: The smaller tasks continue to grow because of the ______ task.
– fwqa
2 days ago
I was going to post viable, but your question is a little unclear (no sample sentence as required for the SWR tag).
– Cascabel
2 days ago
I was going to post viable, but your question is a little unclear (no sample sentence as required for the SWR tag).
– Cascabel
2 days ago
Please give a sample sentence.
– Davo
2 days ago
Please give a sample sentence.
– Davo
2 days ago
Sorry I will add a sentence. For example: The smaller tasks continue to grow because of the ______ task.
– fwqa
2 days ago
Sorry I will add a sentence. For example: The smaller tasks continue to grow because of the ______ task.
– fwqa
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I would say SWELLING.
According to Oxford Living Dictionary
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/:
SWELLING
ADJECTIVE
Becoming greater in intensity, number, amount, or volume.
‘the swelling ranks of Irish singer-songwriters’
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vigorous
adjective
Merriam Webster:
2 : possessing vigor : full of physical or mental strength or active force : STRONG
a vigorous youth
a vigorous plant
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fecund - producing many good new things
Typically used in the context of fertility or intellectual creativity, per vocabulary.com
I'm thinking it's a close synonym to virulent with more neutral connotation.
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Spawn. verb, meaning ‘to produce young ones’
Means ‘continues to birth more young ones, similar to itself’
Consider being poetic and liken it to yoghurt or yeast, baby fish, or... mushrooms.
Each mushroom spawns another fairy ring. Which then spawns others.
The tasks continue to spawn.
INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] to produce spawn
Synonyms and related words
Give birth to a young animal:albumen, calve, foal...
Explore Thesaurus
2 [TRANSITIVE] if one thing spawns something else, it creates it
The book was a fantastic success, spawning a hit TV series.
Synonyms and related words
To make something start to exist or happen:bring about, trigger, form...
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/spawn_2
The tasks continue to spawn further tasks.
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I would say SWELLING.
According to Oxford Living Dictionary
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/:
SWELLING
ADJECTIVE
Becoming greater in intensity, number, amount, or volume.
‘the swelling ranks of Irish singer-songwriters’
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I would say SWELLING.
According to Oxford Living Dictionary
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/:
SWELLING
ADJECTIVE
Becoming greater in intensity, number, amount, or volume.
‘the swelling ranks of Irish singer-songwriters’
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I would say SWELLING.
According to Oxford Living Dictionary
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/:
SWELLING
ADJECTIVE
Becoming greater in intensity, number, amount, or volume.
‘the swelling ranks of Irish singer-songwriters’
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I would say SWELLING.
According to Oxford Living Dictionary
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/:
SWELLING
ADJECTIVE
Becoming greater in intensity, number, amount, or volume.
‘the swelling ranks of Irish singer-songwriters’
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vigorous
adjective
Merriam Webster:
2 : possessing vigor : full of physical or mental strength or active force : STRONG
a vigorous youth
a vigorous plant
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vigorous
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Merriam Webster:
2 : possessing vigor : full of physical or mental strength or active force : STRONG
a vigorous youth
a vigorous plant
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vigorous
adjective
Merriam Webster:
2 : possessing vigor : full of physical or mental strength or active force : STRONG
a vigorous youth
a vigorous plant
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vigorous
adjective
Merriam Webster:
2 : possessing vigor : full of physical or mental strength or active force : STRONG
a vigorous youth
a vigorous plant
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fecund - producing many good new things
Typically used in the context of fertility or intellectual creativity, per vocabulary.com
I'm thinking it's a close synonym to virulent with more neutral connotation.
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fecund - producing many good new things
Typically used in the context of fertility or intellectual creativity, per vocabulary.com
I'm thinking it's a close synonym to virulent with more neutral connotation.
answered 2 days ago
steveslivastevesliva
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fecund - producing many good new things
Typically used in the context of fertility or intellectual creativity, per vocabulary.com
I'm thinking it's a close synonym to virulent with more neutral connotation.
answered 2 days ago
steveslivastevesliva
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fecund - producing many good new things
Typically used in the context of fertility or intellectual creativity, per vocabulary.com
I'm thinking it's a close synonym to virulent with more neutral connotation.
answered 2 days ago
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Spawn. verb, meaning ‘to produce young ones’
Means ‘continues to birth more young ones, similar to itself’
Consider being poetic and liken it to yoghurt or yeast, baby fish, or... mushrooms.
Each mushroom spawns another fairy ring. Which then spawns others.
The tasks continue to spawn.
INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] to produce spawn
Synonyms and related words
Give birth to a young animal:albumen, calve, foal...
Explore Thesaurus
2 [TRANSITIVE] if one thing spawns something else, it creates it
The book was a fantastic success, spawning a hit TV series.
Synonyms and related words
To make something start to exist or happen:bring about, trigger, form...
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/spawn_2
The tasks continue to spawn further tasks.
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Spawn. verb, meaning ‘to produce young ones’
Means ‘continues to birth more young ones, similar to itself’
Consider being poetic and liken it to yoghurt or yeast, baby fish, or... mushrooms.
Each mushroom spawns another fairy ring. Which then spawns others.
The tasks continue to spawn.
INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] to produce spawn
Synonyms and related words
Give birth to a young animal:albumen, calve, foal...
Explore Thesaurus
2 [TRANSITIVE] if one thing spawns something else, it creates it
The book was a fantastic success, spawning a hit TV series.
Synonyms and related words
To make something start to exist or happen:bring about, trigger, form...
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/spawn_2
The tasks continue to spawn further tasks.
answered yesterday
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Spawn. verb, meaning ‘to produce young ones’
Means ‘continues to birth more young ones, similar to itself’
Consider being poetic and liken it to yoghurt or yeast, baby fish, or... mushrooms.
Each mushroom spawns another fairy ring. Which then spawns others.
The tasks continue to spawn.
INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] to produce spawn
Synonyms and related words
Give birth to a young animal:albumen, calve, foal...
Explore Thesaurus
2 [TRANSITIVE] if one thing spawns something else, it creates it
The book was a fantastic success, spawning a hit TV series.
Synonyms and related words
To make something start to exist or happen:bring about, trigger, form...
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/spawn_2
The tasks continue to spawn further tasks.
answered yesterday
JelilaJelila
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Spawn. verb, meaning ‘to produce young ones’
Means ‘continues to birth more young ones, similar to itself’
Consider being poetic and liken it to yoghurt or yeast, baby fish, or... mushrooms.
Each mushroom spawns another fairy ring. Which then spawns others.
The tasks continue to spawn.
INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] to produce spawn
Synonyms and related words
Give birth to a young animal:albumen, calve, foal...
Explore Thesaurus
2 [TRANSITIVE] if one thing spawns something else, it creates it
The book was a fantastic success, spawning a hit TV series.
Synonyms and related words
To make something start to exist or happen:bring about, trigger, form...
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/spawn_2
The tasks continue to spawn further tasks.
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I was going to post viable, but your question is a little unclear (no sample sentence as required for the SWR tag).
– Cascabel
2 days ago
Please give a sample sentence.
– Davo
2 days ago
Sorry I will add a sentence. For example: The smaller tasks continue to grow because of the ______ task.
– fwqa
2 days ago