Development and Demise

Development

Development noun - The process of becoming mature.
Usage example: a tulip's development from a bulb into a flower

Demise is an antonym for development.

Demise

Demise noun - The permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities.

Development is an antonym for demise.

Nearby Word: demised

How words are described

physical physical development physical demise
long long development long demise
similar similar development similar demise
future future development future demise
Other adjectives: initial, genuine, actual, slow, gradual, early, unexpected, later, eventual, recent, sudden.
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