Developing and Regressive

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Developing adjective - Relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply.

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Regressive is an antonym for developing.

Regressive adjective - Opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state.

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Developing is an antonym for regressive in toward the rear topic.

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Regressive or Developing. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/developing/regressive.

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