Development and Stimulus

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Development noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

Usage example: a development that the writers of the law never anticipated or intended

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Stimulus is an antonym for development.

Stimulus noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

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Development is an antonym for stimulus.

emotional	emotional development	emotional stimulus
physical	physical development	physical stimulus
normal	normal development	normal stimulus
proper	proper development	proper stimulus
Other adjectives: constant, new, less, visual, sudden, economic.

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