Descent and Elaboration

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Descent

Descent noun - The act or process of going to a lower level or altitude.

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Antonyms for Descent

Elaboration is an antonym for descent.

Nearby Words: descend, descendant, descending, descender

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

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Synonyms for Elaboration

Antonyms for Elaboration

Descent is an antonym for elaboration.

Nearby Words: elaborate, elaborated, elaborately, elaborating

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