Devolution and Growth

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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

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Growth is an antonym for devolution in lessening topic.

Nearby Words: devolve, devolved

Growth noun - An abnormal mass of tissue.

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Devolution is an antonym for growth.

Nearby Words: grow, growing, grown

human	human devolution	human growth
intellectual	intellectual devolution	intellectual growth
spiritual	spiritual devolution	spiritual growth
further	further devolution	further growth
Other adjectives: technological.

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