ontogenesis

[ahn-toh-jen-uh-sis] / ˌɑn toʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

NOUN

development

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advancement evolution expansion improvement increase progress

STRONG

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

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease halt retreat retrogression stoppage

STRONG

lessening reduction shrinkage stagnation withdrawal

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We will analyze them to get a different layer of information for our samples — namely when our samples went through periods of metamorphism or orogenesis.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2011

ontogenesis

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