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
Lapse is an antonym for development.
Lapse
Lapse noun - A change in status for the worse usually temporarily.
Development is an antonym for lapse.
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Lapse and Development. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/development/lapse
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