NEOTENY Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For NEOTENY
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| adulthood | nounn | |||||
noun • the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed • the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity | ||||||
| aging | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||
noun • acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time • the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age adjective satellite • growing old | ||||||
| development | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • 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 | ||||||
| growth | nounn | |||||
noun • (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 progression from simpler to more complex forms • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • vegetation that has grown • the gradual beginning or coming forth • (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) • something grown or growing | ||||||
| maturity | nounn | |||||
noun • the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed • state of being mature; full development • the date on which an obligation must be repaid | ||||||
| progress | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • gradual improvement or growth or development • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) • a movement forward verb • develop in a positive way • move forward, also in the metaphorical sense • form or accumulate steadily | ||||||
| senescence | nounn | |||||
noun • the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age • the property characteristic of old age | ||||||
