Degeneration
Degeneration noun - A gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body.
Usage example: the troubling degeneration of his memory since he reached middle age
Progress is an antonym for degeneration.
Progress
Progress noun - The act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced.
Usage example: the rapid progress of medical science in the last century
Degeneration is an antonym for progress.
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Progress and Degeneration. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/degeneration/progress
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