Synonyms of develops

develops

verb

present tense third-person singular of develop

1

as in unfolds

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

• unfolds
• evolves
• progresses
• grows
• elaborates
• emerges
• proceeds
• matures
• ripens
• marches
• fares
• gets on
• advances
• forges
• materializes
• gets along
• plays out
• blossoms

2

as in acquires

to come to have gradually

the youngster developed a taste for green olives

Synonyms & Similar Words

• acquires
• cultivates
• gets
• adopts
• forms
• gains
• obtains
• embraces
• reaches
• absorbs
• achieves
• attains
• promotes
• takes on
• takes in
• fosters
• nurtures
• nourishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses
• abandons
• forsakes
• rejects
• sheds
• deserts
• casts
• discards
• unloads
• ditches
• dumps
• sloughs
• throws away
• throws out
• flings (off or away)
• scraps
• jettisons
• shucks (off)
• junks

3

as in grows

to become mature

the wine is developing nicely in the new oak barrels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grows
• progresses
• ages
• matures
• ripens
• grows up
• evolves
• softens
• flowers
• flourishes
• mellows
• unfolds
• blooms
• opens
• blossoms
• burgeons
• gets along
• advances
• gets on
• grays

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deteriorates
• worsens
• decays
• declines
• degenerates
• weakens
• sinks
• dries
• fades
• wanes
• shrivels
• droops
• sags
• reverts
• withers
• regresses
• returns
• wastes (away)
• flags
• wilts
• lapses
• retrogresses
• backslides

4

as in expands

to express more fully and in greater detail

marketing people developed the initial idea into a complete promotional campaign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expands
• supplements
• amplifies
• complements
• enlarges (on or upon)
• elaborates (on)
• adds (to)
• dilates (on or upon)
• fleshes (out)
• expatiates
• runs on
• discourses
• rambles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shortens
• condenses
• summarizes
• compresses
• outlines
• contracts
• abbreviates
• abridges
• sums up

5

as in forges

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort

outside consultants helped the company develop an effective marketing strategy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forges
• creates
• generates
• achieves
• devises
• carves (out)
• constructs
• crafts
• works up
• grinds (out)
• composes
• brings forth
• hammers out
• works out
• invents
• conceives
• thrashes (out)
• engineers
• manufactures
• originates
• forms
• models
• concocts
• accomplishes
• shapes
• turns out
• churns out
• tailors
• throws up
• fabricates
• hatches
• carries out
• contrives
• cranks out
• effects
• fashions
• cooks (up)
• cobbles (together or up)
• mints
• frames
• brings off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• destroys
• dismantles
• demolishes
• tears down
• undoes
• ruins
• razes
• wrecks
• unmakes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of develops

Functional connectivity in the fetal brain develops substantially later in gestation, with measurable differences in brain activity and facial responses to noxious versus innocuous stimulation appearing at approximately 33 weeks. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Schneider Electric develops energy management and automation technologies used across homes, buildings, data centers, factories and power grids. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

But the show also develops a moralizing streak in its back half. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

After application, its translucent color develops into a rosy tint, unique to every person. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

After much convincing, Stark develops a time machine to send the Avengers back in time and bring infinity stones to the present to revive the people who had been snapped out of existence. — Michael McDonough, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026

By 2021, researchers at MIT had captured on video the unique structural growth of butterfly wings—continuously, as a butterfly develops inside its chrysalis—for the very first time. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026

Gore begins a professional relationship with Sophy (Aiofe Hinds), which develops into an intense and forbidden romance. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

The company develops technology for mechanically producing textile fiber from wood pulp and waste inputs without dissolving the raw material. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026