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DEVELOPMENTS Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word developments. (opposite meanings)
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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

Alternatives for CESSATION

Alternatives for DECAY

Alternatives for DECLINE

Alternatives for DEPRECIATION

Alternatives for DETERIORATION

Alternatives for DOWNTURN

Alternatives for REGRESSION

Alternatives for RETROGRESSION

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