Development and Reduction

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Development noun - The act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced.

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Reduction is an antonym for development in topics: creation, growth.

Reduction noun - Something that is or may be subtracted.

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Development is an antonym for reduction in growth topic.

Nearby Words: reduce, reducing, reductive, reductionist

physical	physical development	physical reduction
similar	similar development	similar reduction
real	real development	real reduction
constant	constant development	constant reduction
Other adjectives: massive, serious, excellent, interesting, major, further, significant, rapid, said, recent, sudden, overall.

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