Downfall and Elaboration
Opposite meaning words
Downfall
Downfall noun - Something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life.
Elaboration is an antonym for downfall.
Elaboration
Elaboration noun - The act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced.
Usage example: the elaboration of the Internet from an exclusive computer network into a worldwide communications network of colossal proportions
Downfall is an antonym for elaboration.
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