Devolve and Progress

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Devolve verb - To become worse or of less value.

Usage example: the once-lovely neighborhood has devolved into a squalid slum

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Progress is an antonym for devolve.

Nearby Words: devolution, devolving

Progress verb - To become mature.

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Devolve is an antonym for progress.

scene	devolve scene	progress scene
track	devolve track	progress track

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Progress and Devolve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devolve/progress

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