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
Relapse is an antonym for development.
Relapse
How words are described
| little | little development | little relapse |
| major | major development | major relapse |
| unexpected | unexpected development | unexpected relapse |
| next | next development | next relapse |
| Other adjectives: subsequent, sudden. | ||
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Relapse and Development. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/development/relapse
Development & Relapse. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/development/relapse>.
Relapse or Development. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/development/relapse.
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