Backslide and Elaboration
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Backslide
Backslide verb - Drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards.
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Elaboration is an antonym for backslide.
Elaboration
Elaboration noun - The act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced.
Usage example: the elaboration of the Internet from an exclusive computer network into a worldwide communications network of colossal proportions
Backslide is an antonym for elaboration.
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