Devolution and Progress

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Devolution noun - A change to a lower state or level.

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Progress is an antonym for devolution in topics: lessening, backsliding.

Nearby Words: devolve, devolved

Progress noun - Forward movement in time or place.

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Devolution is an antonym for progress.

human	human devolution	human progress
current	current devolution	current progress
slow	slow devolution	slow progress
spiritual	spiritual devolution	spiritual progress
Other adjectives: further, linguistic, technological.

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