Development
Development noun - The act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced.
Theme and development are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Theme" instead a noun "Development".
Theme
Theme noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).
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Synonyms for Theme
Development and theme are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Development" instead a noun "Theme".
Nearby Word: thematic
How words are described
| similar | similar development | similar theme |
| normal | normal development | normal theme |
| single | single development | single theme |
| heavy | heavy development | heavy theme |
| Other adjectives: strong, actual, entire, real, constant, slow, subtle, main, important, new, unique, major, military, different, visual, awesome, overall, ongoing. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- The SNES version of SimCity used variations of a main theme for each stage of your city's development.
Source: Theme-and-Variations Soundtrack - Another track of note is Kid's Festival ~ Innocent Treasures, which is wildly regarded to be the theme of ZUN, the one-man development team behind the entire Touhou Project.
Source: Leitmotif / Video Games - On Arrested Development, the "Oscar is Buster's real father" theme became the general theme for Oscar and I'm Oscar Dot Com.
Source: Bootstrapped Leitmotif
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