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
Downfall is an antonym for development.
Downfall
Downfall noun - A change to a lower state or level.
Usage example: the gradual downfall of the Roman Empire
Development is an antonym for downfall.
How words are described
| similar | similar development | similar downfall |
| future | future development | future downfall |
| initial | initial development | initial downfall |
| real | real development | real downfall |
| Other adjectives: slow, main, social, gradual, moral, early, major, political, later, subsequent, eventual, rapid, recent, economic, ongoing, industrial. | ||
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