Devolution and Development

Devolution

Devolution noun - A change to a lower state or level.
Usage example: the gradual devolution of the neighborhood from a thriving community of close-knit families to a drug-ridden slum

Development is an antonym for devolution in topics: decay, lessening, perversion.

Nearby Words: devolve, devolved

Development

Development noun - A process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage).
Usage example: the development of his ideas took many years

Devolution is an antonym for development.

How words are described

human human devolution human development
slow slow devolution slow development
spiritual spiritual devolution spiritual development
further further devolution further development
Other adjectives: greater, subsequent, technological.
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