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TROGLODYTISM Antonyms

10 antonyms for troglodytism. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For TROGLODYTISM

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
advancement

noun

n

noun

• encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

• the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

• gradual improvement or growth or development

civilization

noun

n

noun

• a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)

• the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization

• a particular society at a particular time and place

• the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste

culture

noun

n

noun

• a particular society at a particular time and place

• the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group

• all the knowledge and values shared by a society

• (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar)

• a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

• the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization

• the raising of plants or animals

verb

• grow in a special preparation

development

verb, noun

v, 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

enlightenment

noun

n

noun

• education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

• a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine

• (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness

modernity

noun

n

noun

• the quality of being current or of the present

progress

verb, noun

v, 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

refinement

noun

n

noun

• a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

• the result of improving something

• the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

• a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

• the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste

sophistication

noun

n

noun

• uplifting enlightenment

• a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

• being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject

• the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment

• falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies

urbanity

noun

n

noun

• polished courtesy; elegance of manner

• the quality or character of life in a city or town

Alternatives for ADVANCEMENT

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Alternatives for CIVILIZATION

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Alternatives for CULTURE

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Alternatives for DEVELOPMENT

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Alternatives for ENLIGHTENMENT

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Alternatives for MODERNITY

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Alternatives for PROGRESS

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Alternatives for REFINEMENT

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