Development and Withering

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Development noun - The process of becoming mature.

Usage example: a tulip's development from a bulb into a flower

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Withering is an antonym for development.

Withering noun - Any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use).

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Development is an antonym for withering.

Nearby Words: wither, withered

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Withering and Development. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/development/withering

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