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SALTATIONISM Antonyms

There are 5 antonyms of the word saltationism. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For SALTATIONISM

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darwinism
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• a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection

evolution
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• a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

• (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms

naturalism
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• (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations

• an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

gradualism
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• The belief that evolution proceeds at a steady pace, without the sudden development of new species or biological features from one generation to the next.

• (transferred sense) The belief that some phenomenon occurs gradually over a long period of time.

• The belief that change ought to be brought about in small, discrete increments rather than in abrupt strokes such as revolutions or uprisings.

uniformitarianism
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Alternatives for EVOLUTION

Alternatives for NATURALISM

Alternatives for UNIFORMITARIANISM

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