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DEVELOPING Antonyms

There are 12 antonyms of the word developing. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For DEVELOPING

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degenerative
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function

regressive
adjectiveadj
adjective

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

• opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state

retrogressive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• going from better to worse

waning
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• (of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases

noun

• a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent

worsening
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• changing for the worse

noun

• process of changing to an inferior state

• changing something with the result that it becomes worse

decaying
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the process of gradually becoming inferior

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• the organic phenomenon of rotting

• an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying

• the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

verb

• lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

• fall into decay or ruin

• undergo decay or decomposition

declining
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• change toward something smaller or lower

• a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• a downward slope or bend

verb

• grow worse

• not accept as true

• show unwillingness towards

• grow smaller

• go down

• fall in value

• inflect for number, gender, case, etc.

deteriorating
adjectiveadj
verb

• become worse or disintegrate

• grow progressively worse

deteriorative
adjectiveadj
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regressing
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence

• returning to a former state

verb

• go back to a statistical means

• go back to a previous state

• get worse or fall back to a previous condition

• go back to bad behavior

retrograding
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth

• of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma

adjective satellite

• going from better to worse

• moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction

verb

• move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

• move in a direction contrary to the usual one

• move back

• go back over

• get worse or fall back to a previous condition

retrogressing
verbv
verb

• get worse or fall back to a previous condition

• go back to bad behavior

Alternatives for RETROGRESSIVE

Alternatives for WANING

Alternatives for WORSENING

Alternatives for DECAYING

Alternatives for DECLINING

Alternatives for DETERIORATING

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