Development and Declining

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Development noun - The process of becoming mature.

Usage example: a tulip's development from a bulb into a flower

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Declining is an antonym for development.

Declining adjective - Bending downward or forward.

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Development is an antonym for declining.

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Declining and Development. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/development/declining

Development & Declining. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/development/declining>.

Declining or Development. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/development/declining.

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