Hypernyms for "development"
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advancement
amelogenesis
angiogenesis
anthesis
apposition
assibilation
auxesis
blossoming
broadening
caenogenesis
cainogenesis
capitalisation
capitalization
cenogenesis
cohesion
commercialisation
commercialization
complication
cultivation
culture
cytogenesis
cytogeny
deepening
dentition
efflorescence
elaboration
electrification
florescence
flowering
foliation
fructification
gametogenesis
germination
growth
habit
housing development
housing estate
inflorescence
infructescence
intussusception
juvenescence
kainogenesis
kenogenesis
land development
leafing
life cycle
masculinisation
masculinization
morphogenesis
myelinisation
myelinization
neurogenesis
odontiasis
overexploitation
overuse
overutilisation
overutilization
palingenesis
phenomenon
product development
progress
proliferation
psychogenesis
psychomotor development
psychosexual development
ramification
recapitulation
rooting
sprouting
suppression
teething
teratogenesis
turn
turn of events
twist
underdevelopment
unfolding
unitisation
unitization
vegetation
virilisation
virilization
water development
water program
water project
working out
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.