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
Loss and devolution are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Loss" instead a noun "Devolution".
Loss
Loss noun - The act or an instance of not having or being able to find.
Devolution and loss are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devolution" instead a noun "Loss".
Nearby Word: losing
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| human | human devolution | human loss |
| slow | slow devolution | slow loss |
| final | final devolution | final loss |
| further | further devolution | further loss |
| Other adjectives: subsequent. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Ryoma's detached personality in Devolution is due to the loss of much of what he valued in his life, from his parents to Michiru.
Source: Manga / Getter Robo -
In a similar case to We're Back above, the villains of Dinosaucers have access to Devolution Devices that allow them to forcibly regress a target anthro-dinosaur to his or her feral prehistoric form, with the accompanying loss of intelligence.
Source: Dumb Dinos
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Loss or Devolution. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/devolution/loss.
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