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evolution

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of evolution

the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced

the evolution of motion pictures from short, silent reels into a medium of mass entertainment and an art form

Synonyms of evolution

development, elaboration, expansion, growth, progress, progression

Words Related to evolution

advancement, betterment, improvement, perfection, refinement

incubation, maturation, maturing, ripening

blossoming, flourishing, flowering

addition, augmentation, enhancement, supplementation

emergence, evolvement, metamorphosis

Near Antonyms of evolution

backslide, lapse, relapse

decadence, decay, decaying, declension, declination, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, descent, deterioration, devaluation, downfall, downgrade, ebbing, falling, weakening

Antonyms of evolution

regress, regression, retrogression, reversion

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