DEFORESTATION Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word deforestation. (opposite meanings)

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Definition of DEFORESTATION

Best Opposite Words For DEFORESTATION


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	afforestation				nounn
	noun • the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)
	reforestation				nounn
	noun • the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting
	conservancy				nounn
	noun • a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river • the official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc.
	conservation				nounn
	noun • an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change • the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources • (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
	preservation				nounn
	noun • the activity of protecting something from loss or danger • the condition of being (well or ill) preserved • a process that saves organic substances from decay • an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
	afforesting				verbv
	verb • establish a forest on previously unforested land
	reestablishing				verbv
	verb • bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
	reestablishment				nounn
	noun • The condition of being reestablished; restoration. • A second or subsequent establishment.
	reforesting				verbv
	verb • forest anew