Devolution and Increment

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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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Increment is an antonym for devolution.

Nearby Words: devolve, devolved

Increment noun - Something added (as by growth).

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Devolution is an antonym for increment.

Nearby Words: increase, incremental, incrementing, incrementation, incremented

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Increment and Devolution. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devolution/increment

Devolution & Increment. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/devolution/increment>.

Increment or Devolution. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/devolution/increment.

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