Synonym Dictionary

Something that came earlier and helped shape a later event or development.

The highest or most intense point in a sequence, especially in a story.

An event or condition that might occur and may require a response.

Increasing or developing as successive additions or effects build on one another.

Upset or discouraged by an unwelcome development.

To move apart or develop in different directions.

A separation or difference in course, development, or opinion.

Carefully developed and containing many details or complex features.

An explanation that adds detail, or the process of developing an idea more fully.

At a very early stage of development.

A distinctive period marked by significant developments.

A possible event or outcome for which one may need to prepare.

To speak or write at length and in detail.

To grow vigorously, develop well, or achieve success.

To encourage the growth or development of something.

Beginning to emerge or develop.

Developing subtly or gradually in a harmful way.

To become real or take definite form.

Vague, indistinct, or not clearly developed.

Crucially important to the development or outcome of something.

Something that comes before another thing and signals or contributes to its development.

To make someone or something more likely to respond or develop in a particular way.

Basic or undeveloped in form or method; also belonging to an early stage of development.

Developing by stages or favoring reform and new approaches.