Development
Development noun - The act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced.
Withdrawal
Withdrawal noun - An act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable.
Development is an antonym for withdrawal.
Nearby Words: withdraw, withdrawing, withdrawable
How words are described
| emotional | emotional development | emotional withdrawal |
| physical | physical development | physical withdrawal |
| normal | normal development | normal withdrawal |
| deep | deep development | deep withdrawal |
| Other adjectives: massive, serious, slow, little, social, gradual, major, mental, military, further, subsequent, rapid, recent, sudden, economic. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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However, the cocaine was changed to "adrenaline plants" relatively late in development in order to get the game past various rating boards (probably because you can take some as a power up that gives you increased speed and reaction times, at the cost of punishing withdrawal symptoms).
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