Development and Descent

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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
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Descent is an antonym for development.
Nearby Words: develop, developed, developing, developmental, developer

Descent

Descent noun - A change to a lower state or level.
Usage example: the nation's rapid descent into anarchy after the revolution
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Antonyms for Descent
Development is an antonym for descent.
Nearby Words: descend, descendant, descending, descender
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long long development long descent
initial initial development initial descent
deep deep development deep descent
slow slow development slow descent
Other adjectives: gradual, moral, further, subsequent, eventual, recent, sudden.
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