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1. development
noun. ['dɪˈvɛləpmənt'] a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage).
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ment (English)
- -amentum (Latin)
- develop (English)
- développer (French)
Rhymes with Social Development Commission
- predisposition
- misrecognition
- juxtaposition
- retransmission
- presupposition
- decomposition
- statistician
- reimposition
- redeposition
- redefinition
- precondition
- pediatrician
- obstetrician
- mathematician
- malnutrition
- geriatrician
- fondkommission
- extradition
- transmission
- superstition
- requisition
- recondition
- recognition
- proposition
- premonition
- preignition
- inquisition
- exposition
- expedition
- electrician
2. development
noun. ['dɪˈvɛləpmənt'] act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining.
Etymology
- -ment (English)
- -amentum (Latin)
- develop (English)
- développer (French)
3. development
noun. ['dɪˈvɛləpmənt'] (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level.
Synonyms
- cainogenesis
- gametogenesis
- organic process
- life cycle
- maturation
- habit
- palingenesis
- psychosexual development
- proliferation
- vegetation
- caenogenesis
- cohesion
- florescence
- apposition
- angiogenesis
- virilisation
- psychogenesis
- germination
- suppression
- leafing
- odontiasis
- cytogeny
- masculinization
- virilization
- sprouting
- neurogenesis
- masculinisation
- infructescence
- fructification
- myelinization
- recapitulation
- teething
- juvenescence
- gastrulation
- growth
- biological process
- kainogenesis
- rooting
- myelinisation
- ontogenesis
- auxesis
- cenogenesis
- foliation
- psychomotor development
- cultivation
- amelogenesis
- inflorescence
- cytogenesis
- flowering
- ontogeny
- anthesis
- efflorescence
- teratogenesis
- culture
- growing
- dentition
- blossoming
- intussusception
- kenogenesis
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ment (English)
- -amentum (Latin)
- develop (English)
- développer (French)
4. development
noun. ['dɪˈvɛləpmənt'] a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation.
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ment (English)
- -amentum (Latin)
- develop (English)
- développer (French)
5. development
noun. ['dɪˈvɛləpmənt'] a district that has been developed to serve some purpose.
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ment (English)
- -amentum (Latin)
- develop (English)
- développer (French)
6. development
noun. ['dɪˈvɛləpmənt'] the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ment (English)
- -amentum (Latin)
- develop (English)
- développer (French)
7. development
noun. ['dɪˈvɛləpmənt'] a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess).
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ment (English)
- -amentum (Latin)
- develop (English)
- développer (French)
8. commission
noun. ['kəˈmɪʃən'] a special group delegated to consider some matter.
Synonyms
- steering committee
- election commission
- conservancy
- praesidium
- political action committee
- finance committee
- administrative unit
- PAC
- standing committee
- subcommittee
- board
- Economic and Social Council commission
- blue ribbon commission
- zoning commission
- select committee
- committee
- ethics panel
- politburo
- presidium
- fairness commission
- ECOSOC commission
- panel
- blue ribbon committee
- vestry
- administrative body
- committee member
- jury
- planning commission
- ethics committee
Etymology
- commissio (Latin)
9. social
adjective. ['ˈsoʊʃəl'] relating to human society and its members.
Antonyms
Etymology
- social (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- socialis (Latin)