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DEVELOPS Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word develops. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For DEVELOPS

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declines
verbv
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.

deteriorates
verbv
verb

• become worse or disintegrate

• grow progressively worse

diminishes
verbv
verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

disintegrates
verbv
verb

• break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity

• cause to undergo fission or lose particles

• lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

regresses
verbv
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

shrinks
verbv
noun

• a physician who specializes in psychiatry

verb

• wither, as with a loss of moisture

• draw back, as with fear or pain

• reduce in size; reduce physically

• become smaller or draw together

• decrease in size, range, or extent

stagnates
verbv
verb

• stand still

• cause to stagnate

• cease to flow; stand without moving

• be idle; exist in a changeless situation

wanes
verbv
noun

• a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

verb

• grow smaller

• become smaller

• decrease in phase

weakens
verbv
verb

• lessen the strength of

• become weaker

• destroy property or hinder normal operations

• reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of

• lessen in force or effect

worsens
verbv
verb

• grow worse

• make worse

Alternatives for DECLINES

Alternatives for DETERIORATES

Alternatives for DIMINISHES

Alternatives for DISINTEGRATES

Alternatives for REGRESSES

Alternatives for SHRINKS

Alternatives for STAGNATES

Alternatives for WANES

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