Devolution and Upgrade

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

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

Nearby Words: devolve, devolved

Upgrade noun - An upward slope.

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Devolution is an antonym for upgrade.

Nearby Words: upgrading, upgraded, upgradable

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Upgrade and Devolution. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devolution/upgrade

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