Breakthrough and Decline

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Breakthrough

Breakthrough noun - An instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill.

Usage example: Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin was one of medicine's great breakthroughs, for penicillin became the first antibiotic to successfully combat bacterial infections in humans

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Antonyms for Breakthrough

Decline is an antonym for breakthrough in advance topic.

Decline

Decline noun - A gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body.

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Breakthrough is an antonym for decline.

Nearby Words: declined, declining, declination, declinable

How words are described

original	original breakthrough	original decline
real	real breakthrough	real decline
massive	massive breakthrough	massive decline
great	great breakthrough	great decline
Other adjectives: huge, major, dramatic, final, significant, cultural, recent, overall, technological.

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