Synonyms for evolution
ˌɛv əˈlu ʃən; esp. Brit. ˌi və-evo·lu·tion

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1. evolutionnoun

   Antonyms:
   revolution

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1. development, evolutionnoun

   a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

   "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"

   Synonyms:
   phylogenesis, ontogenesis, growth, developing, phylogeny, growing, organic evolution, exploitation, ontogeny, maturation, development

   Antonyms:
   devolution, degeneration

2. evolution, organic evolution, phylogeny, phylogenesisnoun

   (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms

   Synonyms:
   phylogeny, organic evolution, phylogenesis, development

   Antonyms:
   degeneration, devolution

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1. evolutionnoun

   Synonyms:
   evolving, unfolding, expansion, evolvement

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1. evolutionnoun

   Synonyms:
   development, unfoldment, evolvement, unfolding

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1. List of paraphrases for "evolution":

   developments, evolving, development, changing, change, evolución, trend, changes, 'évolution, évolution, progression, trends, progress, shift, evolutionary

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1. Essam Heggy:

   Understanding Mars evolution is crucial for understanding our own Earths long-term evolution and groundwater is a key element in this process.

2. Thomas Huxley:

   It is an error to imagine that evolution signifies a constant tendency to increased perfection. That process undoubtedly involves a constant remodelling of the organism in adaptation to new conditions but it depends on the nature of those conditions whether the directions of the modifications effected shall be upward or downward.

3. Albert Einstein:

   The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge.

4. Renae A. Sauter:

   We are here for the evolution of our soul. This evolution happens through the mangagement of both the ups and downs of physical life. Evolution is halted by pretending to be happy all the time.

5. Stephen Jay Gould:

   ... many folks take them seriously because they just ‘know’ that evolution can never be seen in the immediate here and now. In fact, a precisely opposite situation prevails: biologists have documented a veritable glut of cases for rapid and eminently measurable evolution on timescales of years and decades.”