Development and Exploitation

Development

Development noun - The act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful.
Usage example: the development of Alaskan resources

Exploitation is a synonym for development. In some cases you can use "Exploitation" instead a noun "Development".

Exploitation

Exploitation noun - The act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful.
Usage example: the exploitation of copper deposits
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Synonyms for Exploitation

Development is a synonym for exploitation. You can use "Development" instead a noun "Exploitation".

How words are described

human human development human exploitation
long long development long exploitation
initial initial development initial exploitation
proper proper development proper exploitation
Other adjectives: serious, continuing, mental, later, further, rapid, economic, industrial.
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