Development synonyms

gain

The definition of a gain is a profit, advantage or increase.

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growth

The definition of a growth is something that has grown on something else or an abnormal mass.

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reinforcement

Additional troops, ships, etc.

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gradual evolution

The process of growth

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evolution

(General) Gradual directional change especially one leading to a more advanced or complex form; growth; development.

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growing

The action of the verb to grow.

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elaborating

The process of growth

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reinforcing

Something that reinforces.

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advancing

The act of proceeding forward; an advance.

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multiplication

(Mathematics) The operation that, for positive integers, consists of adding a number (the multiplicand) to itself a certain number of times. The operation is extended to other numbers according to the multiplicative properties of positive integers and other algebraic properties.

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enlargement

An image, particularly a photograph, that has been enlarged.

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unfolding

(Often figuratively) The process by which something unfolds or becomes revealed.

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improvement

An addition or change that improves something

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advancement

An advance of money or value; payment in advance.

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increasing

(Knitting) An increase.

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evolvement

Evolution (from simple to complex)

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betterment

(Law) An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property.

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occasion

An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason. [from 14th c.]

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expansion

The act or process of expanding.

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maturation

The definition of maturation is the process of growing up.

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augmentation

(Music) a compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by multiplying the length of each note by the same number

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progressing

The process of growth

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lessening (antonym)

A growing lesser; reduction or decrease.

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increase (related)

Growth, enlargement, etc.

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buildup

The act or process of amassing or increasing:

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proliferation

(Countable) The result of building up; buildup, accretion.

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amelioration

The act of making better.

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progress

Development, advancement, or improvement, as toward a goal:

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incident

The definition of an incident is something that happens, possibly as a result of something else.

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construction

A structure, such as a building, framework, or model.

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community

A group sharing a common understanding and often the same language, manners, tradition and law. See civilization.

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annex

Annex is defined as an additional part of a building or a nearby building which is used as part of the main building.

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progress (toward a more perfect state)

The process of growth

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rise

An origin, beginning, or source:

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maturing

The process of growth

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spread

(Business, economics) The difference between the wholesale and retail prices.

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evolving

The process of growth

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developing

The process of growth

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adding to

The process of growth

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perfecting

(Printing) The process of printing on both sides of the printed-on material during its single pass through the printing press.

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making progress

The process of growth

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subdivision

(Countable) such a piece that has been divided

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tract

A specified or limited area of land:

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addition

(Uncountable) The arithmetic operation of adding.

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extension

(Semantics) Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; — correlative of intension.

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decrease (antonym)

An amount by which a quantity is decreased.

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hypertrophy(excessive development)

The process of growth

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accretion

(Astronomy) An increase in the mass of a celestial object by its gravitational capture of surrounding interstellar material.

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melioration

The linguistic process by which a word over a period of time grows more elevated in meaning or more positive in connotation.

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circumstance

A fact or event accompanying another, either incidentally or as an essential condition or determining factor

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episode

Any event or series of events complete in itself but forming part of a larger one

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event

An occurrence; something that happens.

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happening

Any event regarded as important, entertaining, newsworthy, etc.

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news

Any person or thing thought to merit special attention in such reports

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occurrence

Something that takes place; an event or incident:

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thing

Used after a noun to refer dismissively to the situation surrounding the noun's referent.

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change (related)

Something different; variety:

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better (related)

The thing, condition, circumstance, action, etc. that is more excellent, more suitable, etc.

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happen (related)

Something significant that happens

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ontogeny

The development of an individual organism or a part of an organism from inception to maturity.

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gemmation

Production of or reproduction by gemmae.

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ripening

The process of becoming ripe.

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progress to maturity

The process of growth

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spreading

The act by which something is spread.

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housing development

A group of similarly designed houses or apartment buildings, usually under a single management.

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shopping-center

(US) An area, either enclosed or unenclosed, hosting multiple retail establishments

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reduction (antonym)

The result of reducing:

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elaboration

(Electronics) The process of taking a parsed tree of an abstract integrated circuit definition in a language such as Verilog and creating a hierarchy of module instances that ends with primitive (atomic) gates and statements.

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branch

A division of a business or other organization.

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formation

The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.

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phase

(Biology) A characteristic form, appearance, or stage of development that occurs in a cycle or that distinguishes some individuals of a group:

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