DEVELOPING Synonyms: 163 Similar and Opposite Words

developing

verb

present participle of develop

as in evolving

to gradually become clearer or more detailed as the story of the bombing developed, the scope of the tragedy became more apparent

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as in acquiring

to come to have gradually the youngster developed a taste for green olives

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as in growing

to become mature the wine is developing nicely in the new oak barrels

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as in expanding

to express more fully and in greater detail marketing people developed the initial idea into a complete promotional campaign

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as in forging

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort outside consultants helped the company develop an effective marketing strategy

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Recent Examples of developing The breakthrough came from the US Air Force, which had spent years developing a propellant called ASCENT (Advanced SpaceCraft Energetic Non-Toxic propellant) as a greener replacement for hydrazine, a highly toxic chemical traditionally used in spacecraft propulsion. —

Omar Kardoudi june 05, New Atlas, 5 June 2026 The Fort Worth Independent School District issued a new request for proposals May 29, seeking proposals from developers interested in purchasing and developing some of the tracts of property surrounding Farrington Field stadium. —

Ciara McCarthy 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026 Cretton’s art department went as far as designing a mock poster with the title of Trevor Goes to Hollywood, but Marvel already was developing the Hollywood-centric Wonder Man, leading to a creative fusion between the two. —

Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026 The release stopped short of revealing a timeline, and Toregem is still in the early stages of developing its treatment. —

Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 4 June 2026 As the offense starts to take shape with a new quarterback and a nearly entirely new receiver room, expect the veteran receiver to continue demonstrating his versatility and carving out a role for himself in Miami’s developing offense. —

Tyler Carmona june 4, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 This is a developing story and may be updated. —

Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 June 2026 The change process still relies on developing a method of procedure, testing in a limited lab, reviewing through a change review board (CRB) and executing in live production based on an incomplete understanding of network behavior and tribal knowledge. —

Nikhil Handigol, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 The countries with agreements are mostly in the developing world, according to the group Third Country Deportation Watch, including roughly a dozen in Africa. —

ABC News, 28 May 2026

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For Wharry, those ideas reflect the unfinished and evolving nature of the space.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
As scientists continue analyzing the evolving CME situation, all eyes remain on region 4455, which still has the potential to unleash further strong solar flares in the coming days.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 3 June 2026