DEVELOPMENTAL Synonyms

• of or relating to or produced by evolution

• very lively and profitable

• relating to or suitable for growth

• (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

• (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state

• getting higher or more vigorous

• favoring or promoting progress

• (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases

• a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

• a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

• favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)

• gradually advancing in extent

• (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position

• advancing in severity

• very lively and profitable

• very lively and profitable

• a developmental process

• enlarge or increase

• grow or intensify

• increase the level of

• make better or more attractive

• make better or improve in quality

• make wealthy or richer

• work out

• undergo development or evolution

• gain through experience

• extend in one or more directions

• become larger in size or volume or quantity

• make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity

• grow vigorously

• exaggerate or make bigger

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• expand the influence of

• characteristic of maturity

• having reached full natural growth or development

• fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used

• (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination

• fully considered and perfected

• develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation

• develop and work out fully in one's mind

• become due for repayment

• cause to ripen or develop fully

• grow old or older

• cause to ripen and discharge pus

• gradual improvement or growth or development

• the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

• a movement forward

• develop in a positive way

• move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

• form or accumulate steadily