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maturation

[mach-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌmætʃ əˈreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
development
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advancement evolution expansion improvement increase progress
STRONG
addition adulthood advance augmentation boost buildup chrysalis developing enlargement flowering hike maturity ontogenesis ontogeny progression reinforcement ripening spread spreading unfolding
WEAK
adding to advancing augmenting elaborating evolvement evolving increasing making progress maturing ongoing perfecting reinforcing unraveling upgrowth upping
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decline decrease halt retreat retrogression stoppage
STRONG
lessening reduction shrinkage stagnation withdrawal
NOUN
evolution
Synonyms
STRONGEST
change enlargement expansion growth progression transformation
STRONG
flowering increase unfolding
WEAK
evolvement natural process working out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease lessening reduction shrinkage stagnation
WEAK
blockage halt stoppage
NOUN
evolvement
Synonyms
WEAK
evolution growth progress progression transformation unfolding
NOUN
expansion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
development enlargement extension increase inflation spread
STRONG
amplification augmentation breadth diffusion dilation distance distension evolution expanse magnification multiplication space stretch swelling unfolding
WEAK
opening out unfurling
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abridgment compression decrease reduction shrinkage
WEAK
lessening stagnation
NOUN
gestation
Synonyms
STRONG
evolution fecundation gravidity growth incubation pregnancy reproduction ripening
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease
NOUN
growth
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance advancement expansion gain hike improvement increase production prosperity rise success surge
STRONG
aggrandizement augmentation boost buildup crop cultivation enlargement evolution extension flowering germination multiplication produce proliferation sprouting stretching swell thickening unfolding vegetation waxing widening
WEAK
beefing up evolvement fleshing out heightening maturing up upping
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decline decrease failure halt loss stagnation stop worsening
STRONG
abridgment compression destruction reduction
WEAK
abatement diminishment lessening underdevelopment
NOUN
legal age
Synonyms
STRONGEST
voting age
WEAK
adultness age of consent drinking age driving age full age full growth legalis homo majority man's or woman's estate mature age matureness
NOUN
matter
Synonyms
STRONG
discharge infection purulence pus suppuration ulceration
NOUN
maturity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ability capability experience manhood sophistication wisdom womanhood
STRONG
advancement civilization completion cultivation development fitness fullness majority matureness mellowness mentality perfection prime readiness ripeness
WEAK
full bloom maturescence postpubescence prime of life
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance impotence inability incompetence stupidity
STRONG
decline downfall imperfection incompleteness stoppage
WEAK
childhood minority youth
NOUN
pus
Synonyms
STRONG
matter purulence purulency pustule sinus suppuration
NOUN
success
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplishment achievement advance benefit boom fame gain happiness profit progress prosperity realization triumph victory win
STRONG
arrival ascendancy attainment clover consummation eminence fortune fruition hit killing laugher reward savvy sensation snap strike successfulness walkaway walkover
WEAK
bed of roses big hit do well easy street flying colors good luck good times grand slam gravy train happy days lap of luxury éclat
Antonyms
STRONGEST
defeat failure forfeit loss misfortune sadness sorrow unhappiness
STRONG
inferiority unfulfillment
NOUN
unfolding
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flowering
STRONG
addition adulthood advance advancement advancing augmentation augmenting boost buildup developing elaborating enlargement evolution evolving expansion growth hike improvement increase increasing maturing maturity perfecting progress progression reinforcement reinforcing ripening spread spreading unraveling upping
WEAK
adding to evolvement making progress ongoing upgrowth
Antonyms
STRONG
decline decrease diminishment failure halt lessening loss reduction retreat retrogression shrinkage stagnation stop stoppage subtraction withdrawal

Example Sentences

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These metabolites support the growth and maturation of oligodendrocytes, which in turn helps rebuild the myelin sheath.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Drinks giant Suntory Global Spirits has scrapped plans to build a controversial £150m whisky maturation facility in East Ayrshire.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Kevin O’Gorman, the master distiller behind it, explains that it’s a bottle that benefits from a 50-year maturation process — yes, this whiskey started life in the disco decade.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Tran views Bitcoin as being in a phase of maturation, with the macroeconomic outlook—including the Federal Reserve’s next move on interest rates—being the most important catalyst for major price trends in crypto.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

Boyd and Nelson, who returned to the Khumbu several times, witnessed his maturation.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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