EVOLUTION Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For EVOLUTION
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| decay | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the process of gradually becoming inferior • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • the organic phenomenon of rotting • an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying • the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation verb • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current • fall into decay or ruin • undergo decay or decomposition | ||||||
| decline | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||
| degeneration | nounn | |||||
noun • the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality • the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities • passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form | ||||||
| regression | nounn | |||||
noun • an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state • the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) • returning to a former state | ||||||
| devolution | nounn | |||||
noun • the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality • the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) | ||||||
| extinction | nounn | |||||
noun • no longer active; extinguished • no longer in existence • the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation • complete annihilation • a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus • the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning | ||||||
| revolution | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving • the overthrow of a government by those who are governed • a single complete turn (axial or orbital) | ||||||
| stagnation | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of inactivity (in business or art etc) • inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation | ||||||
