Development
Development noun - The act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced.
Usage example: the development of an idea into a marketable product
Decay is an antonym for development.
Decay
Decay noun - A gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body.
How words are described
| physical | physical development | physical decay |
| similar | similar development | similar decay |
| natural | natural development | natural decay |
| future | future development | future decay |
| Other adjectives: considerable, heavy, real, massive, serious, slow, social, gradual, moral, early, major, mental, less, further, significant, subsequent, rapid, cultural, urban, economic, technological. | ||
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