Development and Wear

Opposite meaning words

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

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Wear is an antonym for development.

Wear noun - The result of long and hard use.

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Development is an antonym for wear in use topic.

Nearby Words: weary, wearing, weariness, wearable, wearer

physical	physical development	physical wear
nice	nice development	nice wear
best	best development	best wear
normal	normal development	normal wear
Other adjectives: proper, actual, real, little, main, new, less, military, modern, urban.

Last but not least, try to get some engaging and sympathetic character development and don't wear a face concealing helmet unless you're in a war zone.

Source: Just For Fun / The Universal Genre Savvy Guide
A large part of her character development was learning she didn't have to wear the facade and overcoming the Commitment Issues associated with it.

Source: Safety in Indifference
Doctor Doom was going to be a case of this at one stage of development, the 'horrible disfigurement' that led him to wear a mask at all times truly being a tiny scar.

Source: Minor Injury Overreaction

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