The growth of carbide particles in TiC-XC-2 $vol.\%$ Ni and TiC-XC-30 v$vol.\%$ Ni alloys, where X=Zr, Cr, W, Ta and Mo, was fitted to an equation of the form $d^3-d_0^3=Kt$. The grain growth behavior during liquid phase sintering at 1673K decreased markedly with the addition of $Mo_2C$ or WC, changed little for TaC, and increased with the addition of ZrC or $Cr_3C_2$. The grain contiguity decreased with increasing Ni content in the $TiC-Mo_2C-Ni$ alloy and was greater in the alloys with smaller growth rate constant. Consequently, the effect of carbide addition on the grain growth of 2 $vol.\%$ Ni alloys was found to be similar to that of 30 $vol.\%$ Ni alloys. The grain growth mechanism could be explained by the effect of contiguous carbide grain boundaries in restricting the overall grain growth, as well as the area of the solid/liquid interfaces in the alloy by the usual solution/reprecipitation model.