DEVOLVEMENTS Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word devolvements. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DEVOLVEMENTS
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| advancements | nounn | |||||||
noun • encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) • gradual improvement or growth or development | ||||||||
| developments | nounn | |||||||
noun • act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining • a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) • (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 • a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation • the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful • a district that has been developed to serve some purpose • a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess) • processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible • (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated | ||||||||
| devolution | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality • the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) | ||||||||
