DEVELOPMENTS Antonyms
development
Best Opposite Words For DEVELOPMENTS
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cessation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a stopping | ||||||||
decay | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
decline | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
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. | ||||||||
depreciation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a decrease in price or value • decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use • a communication that belittles somebody or something | ||||||||
deterioration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a symptom of reduced quality or strength • process of changing to an inferior state | ||||||||
downturn | nounn | |||||||
noun • a worsening of business or economic activity | ||||||||
regression | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state • the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) • returning to a former state | ||||||||
retrogression | nounn | |||||||
noun • passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form • returning to a former state | ||||||||
stagnation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of inactivity (in business or art etc) • inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation | ||||||||
nondevelopment | nounn | |||||||
noun • failure of normal development to occur |