development
de-vel-op-ment
noun
The process of growing, changing, or becoming more advanced.
"The country's economic development was rapid."
noun
A new product, building, or event that changes a situation.
"This new housing development is huge."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: developing, exploitation, evolution, maturation, growing, ontogeny, growth, ontogenesis
Antonyms: degeneration, devolution, nondevelopment