CONSERVANCIES Antonyms

• the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce

• the state of being clear of trees

• the removal of trees

• changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

• a low or downcast state

• the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

• an event that completely destroys something

• a final state

• act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

• a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

• (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

• a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

• the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

• a district that has been developed to serve some purpose

• a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)

• processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

• (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated

• the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

• an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

• the development of industry on an extensive scale

• undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities

• the state of being polluted

• the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors

• the condition of being urbanized

• the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban

• an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities