Synonyms for development

noun

1. Improvement

   gain, rise, advancement; see improvement 1, progress 1.

2. The process of growth

   growth, unfolding, elaboration, maturing, progress (toward a more perfect state), ripening, maturation, progress to maturity, enlargement, expansion, augmentation, addition, spread, evolution, gradual evolution, evolving, advancement, improvement, reinforcement, growing, increasing, elaborating, spreading, developing, adding to, reinforcing, progressing, perfecting, making progress, advancing; see also increase 1.

   Antonyms reduction*, decrease, lessening.

3. A real estate development

   subdivision, housing development, community, tract, addition, annex, shopping center, enlargement, extension, expansion, branch, construction.