devolution[noun]Synonyms: deterioration, atrophy, decadence, declension, declination, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, dégringolade, downfall
Antonyms: evolution
Contrasted words: development, progress, progression
Related Words: regression,
regressiveness,
retrogression,
retrogressiveness,
receding,
recession,
retrogradation,
retrograding [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
de‧vo‧lu‧tion /ˌdiːvəˈluːʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable] when a national government gives power to a group or organization at a lower or more local level
—devolutionist adjective—devolutionist noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲