Development and Decease
Opposite meaning words
Development
Development noun - The process of becoming mature.
Usage example: a tulip's development from a bulb into a flower
Decease is an antonym for development.
Decease
Decease noun - The permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities.
Development is an antonym for decease.
Nearby Words: deceased, deceasing
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