evolution

evolution

noun

Definition of EVOLUTION

the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced <the evolution of motion pictures from a peep-show novelty into a medium of mass entertainment and an art form>

Synonyms elaboration, evolution, expansion, growth, progress, progression

Related Words advancement, betterment, improvement, perfection, refinement; incubation, maturation, maturing, ripening; blossoming, flourishing, flowering; addition, augmentation, enhancement, supplementation; emergence, evolvement, metamorphosis

Near Antonyms backslide, lapse, relapse; decadence, decay, decaying, declension, declination, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, descent, deterioration, devaluation, downfall, downgrade, ebbing, falling, weakening

Antonyms regress, regression, retrogression, reversion