Synonyms of developing

developing

verb

present participle of develop

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evolving
• unfolding
• progressing
• growing
• elaborating
• proceeding
• emerging
• maturing
• forging
• blossoming
• advancing
• marching
• ripening
• getting along
• getting on
• faring
• playing out
• materializing

2

as in acquiring

to come to have gradually

the youngster developed a taste for green olives

Synonyms & Similar Words

• acquiring
• cultivating
• forming
• gaining
• getting
• adopting
• obtaining
• embracing
• achieving
• absorbing
• attaining
• reaching
• promoting
• fostering
• taking in
• taking on
• nurturing
• nourishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• abandoning
• forsaking
• deserting
• dumping
• unloading
• rejecting
• shedding
• discarding
• casting
• ditching
• scrapping
• sloughing
• throwing away
• flinging (off or away)
• throwing out
• jettisoning
• shucking (off)
• junking

3

as in growing

to become mature

the wine is developing nicely in the new oak barrels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• growing
• progressing
• aging
• maturing
• ripening
• growing up
• evolving
• flowering
• blossoming
• softening
• blooming
• flourishing
• burgeoning
• advancing
• unfolding
• opening
• mellowing
• getting along
• graying
• getting on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• declining
• deteriorating
• worsening
• decaying
• degenerating
• sinking
• drying
• weakening
• waning
• fading
• drooping
• flagging
• wasting (away)
• sagging
• returning
• withering
• reverting
• regressing
• shriveling
• wilting
• lapsing
• retrogressing
• backsliding

4

as in expanding

to express more fully and in greater detail

marketing people developed the initial idea into a complete promotional campaign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expanding
• supplementing
• amplifying
• enlarging (on or upon)
• complementing
• elaborating (on)
• adding (to)
• dilating (on or upon)
• fleshing (out)
• discoursing
• running on
• expatiating
• rambling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shortening
• condensing
• contracting
• compressing
• outlining
• summarizing
• abridging
• abbreviating
• summing up

5

as in forging

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort

outside consultants helped the company develop an effective marketing strategy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forging
• creating
• constructing
• crafting
• generating
• devising
• achieving
• grinding (out)
• carving (out)
• working up
• composing
• bringing forth
• forming
• working out
• hammering out
• inventing
• thrashing (out)
• manufacturing
• shaping
• modeling
• engineering
• conceiving
• originating
• accomplishing
• effecting
• tailoring
• fashioning
• hatching
• carrying out
• churning out
• concocting
• throwing up
• turning out
• cranking out
• cooking (up)
• fabricating
• contriving
• minting
• framing
• cobbling (together or up)
• bringing off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• destroying
• dismantling
• demolishing
• tearing down
• razing
• wrecking
• ruining
• undoing
• unmaking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of developing

Breakker connected with a flying cross body over the barricade on Breakker as Cole talked up Evans developing an edge. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

One large study found that people who ate the most red meat had a 62% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who ate the least. — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 20 July 2026

But SAFs are still developing, expensive, scarce, and still release carbon during flight. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026

Her classmates were writing screenplays and song lyrics, developing fashion lines and Instagram followings. — Jessica Contrera, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

The motivation for developing context bombing came out of the need for something that stopped attacks, rather than simply warning of them. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026

But this is her first time developing her work with someone else in such close collaboration. — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026

Even so, developing a rocket capable of reaching orbit took another four years. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 July 2026

Only after this does the brain get involved, as sensory feedback reaches the developing motor cortex, strengthening the neural representation of that limb. — Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026