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Definitions

developing

[dih-vel-uh-ping] / dɪˈvɛl ə pɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

changing

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changeable dynamic growing uncertain unstable

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altering alternating modifying wavering

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inconstant irresolute mobile unsteady

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certain stable steady sure

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fixed unchanging

ADJECTIVE

embryonic

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evolving immature incipient undeveloped

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beginning early elementary germinal

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adult developed grown mature

ADJECTIVE

emergent

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appearing budding coming efflorescent emanant emanating issuing forth outgoing rising

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declining dependent

ADJECTIVE

green

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fresh grassy leafy lush raw tender verdant

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budding burgeoning flourishing foliate growing immature infant juvenile maturing pullulating recent sprouting supple unripe

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bosky callow half-formed pliable puerile undecayed undried unfledged ungrown verduous youthful

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healthy

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adult dying mature old shrinking withering

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withered

ADJECTIVE

growing

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burgeoning expanding flourishing spreading thriving viable

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amplifying animate augmenting budding crescent dilating enlarging fructifying germinating living maturing mushrooming pullulating sprouting stretching swelling waxing

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crescive

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failing languishing

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dead dying shrinking

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lessening withering

ADJECTIVE

improving

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bettering correcting elaborating fixing remodeling repairing

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convalescent

ADJECTIVE

increasing

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expanding growing rising

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accumulating augmenting booming broadening enlarging flourishing maturing multiplying proliferating snowballing sprouting swelling waxing widening

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getting big piling up

ADJECTIVE

infant/infantile

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baby babyish callow childish childlike early emergent green growing immature infantine initial juvenile kid naive nascent newborn puerile tender unfledged unripe weak youthful

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adult grown-up mature

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juvenile

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youthful

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adolescent blooming budding formative green growing infant junior tender young

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babyish beardless boyish callow childlike fresh girlish immature inexperienced infantile jejune kid stuff milk-fed naive pubescent puerile teenage undeveloped unfledged unripe unsophisticated unweaned vernal younger

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experienced mature old older shrinking withering

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adult grown-up

ADJECTIVE

living

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breathing contemporary

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alert animated awake brisk continuing current dynamic live operative persisting subsisting ticking warm

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alive around existent extant in use lively ongoing strong vigorous vital

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apathetic asleep inactive lethargic sluggish

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dead

ADJECTIVE

maturing

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advancing aging blossoming consummating evolving growing mellowing perfecting preparing sprouting sweetening

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growing up

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declining dying fading

ADJECTIVE

ongoing

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continuing current growing open-ended successful

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advancing evolving extant heading in process in progress marching progressing unfinished unfolding

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incontinuous infrequent intermittent stopping

ADJECTIVE

progressive

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growing progressing

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accelerating advancing continuing escalating evolving improving increasing intensifying

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advanced continuous dynamic enterprising go ahead graduated moving forward ongoing up-and-coming up-to-date

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revolutionary

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contemporary innovative modern radical

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avant-garde latest left novel

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advanced advancing cutting edge forward-looking just out open-minded state-of-the-art up-and-coming

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old old-fashioned

ADJECTIVE

thriving

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booming burgeoning flourishing growing healthy prosperous robust wealthy

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advancing arrived blooming cooking progressing prospering roaring rolling

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doing well going strong have it made have the wherewithal home free on top of heap prolific rich sitting pretty

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failing infirm poor unhealthy

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declining languishing losing

ADJECTIVE

young

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budding inexperienced new youthful

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adolescent blooming blossoming crude fledgling green growing infant inferior junior juvenile little modern newborn punk raw recent tender tenderfoot

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boyish boylike burgeoning callow childish childlike early fresh girlish girllike half-grown ignorant newish not aged pubescent puerile undeveloped undisciplined unfinished unfledged unlearned unpracticed unripe unseasoned untried unversed vernal

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experienced old

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adult healthy mature older sophisticated

NOUN

aging

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crumbling declining fading fermenting maturing mellowing slumping stale waning

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getting along getting on senescent wearing out

NOUN

blossoming

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flowering

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bloom budding flourishing thriving

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withering

NOUN

development

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advancement evolution expansion improvement increase progress

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addition adulthood advance augmentation boost buildup chrysalis enlargement flowering hike maturation maturity ontogenesis ontogeny progression reinforcement ripening spread spreading unfolding

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adding to advancing augmenting elaborating evolvement evolving increasing making progress maturing ongoing perfecting reinforcing unraveling upgrowth upping

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decline decrease halt retreat retrogression stoppage

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lessening reduction shrinkage stagnation withdrawal

NOUN

efflorescence

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anthesis flowering folding rash redness sprouting

NOUN

unfolding

Synonyms

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flowering

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addition adulthood advance advancement advancing augmentation augmenting boost buildup elaborating enlargement evolution evolving expansion growth hike improvement increase increasing maturation maturing maturity perfecting progress progression reinforcement reinforcing ripening spread spreading unraveling upping

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adding to evolvement making progress ongoing upgrowth

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decline decrease diminishment failure halt lessening loss reduction retreat retrogression shrinkage stagnation stop stoppage subtraction withdrawal

Example Sentences

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The company had been working on EVs for years before they started to take off, and it played an important role in developing Ford’s electric Focus more than a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

The development officers will be responsible for raising awareness of childhood dementia, developing understanding among professionals, and ensuring a support network is in place for families affected by it.

From BBC

BTQ Technologies is developing a separate version of the bitcoin blockchain that it claims will be safe against quantum computing, and it plans to launch its own cryptocurrency in the future.

From MarketWatch

Ford executives have said they see a lot of potential in developing an even more advanced version of the system that allows for “eyes off” driving.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We spent years developing the mathematical theory required to compress a neural network without losing its reasoning capabilities,” said Hassibi, chief executive of the venture.

From The Wall Street Journal

developing

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