REGRESSIVITIES Antonyms
Definition of REGRESSIVITIES
Best Opposite Words For REGRESSIVITIES
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advancement | nounn | |||||||
noun • encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) • gradual improvement or growth or development | ||||||||
amelioration | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of relieving ills and changing for the better | ||||||||
betterment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a change for the better; progress in development • an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility • the act of relieving ills and changing for the better | ||||||||
development | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining • a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation • the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful • a district that has been developed to serve some purpose • a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess) • processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible • (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated | ||||||||
growth | nounn | |||||||
noun • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a progression from simpler to more complex forms • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • vegetation that has grown • the gradual beginning or coming forth • (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) • something grown or growing | ||||||||
improvement | nounn | |||||||
noun • a change for the better; progress in development • the act of improving something • a condition superior to an earlier condition | ||||||||
increase | verbv | |||||||
noun • a quantity that is added • a change resulting in an increase • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • the amount by which something increases • the act of increasing something verb • become bigger or greater in amount • make bigger or more | ||||||||
progression | nounn | |||||||
noun • a series with a definite pattern of advance • a movement forward • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) | ||||||||
progressiveness | nounn | |||||||
noun • advancement toward better conditions or policies or methods | ||||||||
upswing | nounn | |||||||
noun • An upward swing • (by extension) an upward trend or an increase in activity verb • To swing upward. |