Development and Nondevelopment
Opposite meaning words
Development
Development noun - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level.
Usage example: he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
Nondevelopment is an antonym for development.
Nondevelopment
Nondevelopment noun - Failure of normal development to occur.
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Synonyms for Nondevelopment
Development is an antonym for nondevelopment.
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Nondevelopment and Development. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/development/nondevelopment
Development & Nondevelopment. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/development/nondevelopment>.
Nondevelopment or Development. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/development/nondevelopment.
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