Breakthrough and Reduction

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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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Synonyms for Breakthrough

Antonyms for Breakthrough

Reduction is an antonym for breakthrough.

Reduction

Reduction noun - Something that is or may be subtracted.

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Synonyms for Reduction

Antonyms for Reduction

Breakthrough is an antonym for reduction.

Nearby Words: reduce, reducing, reductive, reductionist

How words are described

real	real breakthrough	real reduction
massive	massive breakthrough	massive reduction
large	large breakthrough	large reduction
big	big breakthrough	big reduction
Other adjectives: huge, major, minor, significant, recent, overall.

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