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EVOLVES Antonyms

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

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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.

degrades
verbv
verb

• reduce the level of land, as by erosion

• reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

• lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

deteriorates
verbv
verb

• become worse or disintegrate

• grow progressively worse

devolves
verbv
verb

• pass on or delegate to another

• be inherited by

• grow progressively worse

diminishes
verbv
verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

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

retrogresses
verbv
verb

• get worse or fall back to a previous condition

• go back to bad behavior

reverts
verbv
verb

• go back to a previous state

• undergo reversion, as in a mutation

stagnates
verbv
verb

• stand still

• cause to stagnate

• cease to flow; stand without moving

• be idle; exist in a changeless situation

worsens
verbv
verb

• grow worse

• make worse

Alternatives for DECLINES

Alternatives for DEGRADES

Alternatives for DETERIORATES

Alternatives for DEVOLVES

Alternatives for DIMINISHES

Alternatives for REGRESSES

Alternatives for RETROGRESSES

Alternatives for REVERTS

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