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All advancement antonyms

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noun advancement

  • stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.
  • decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
  • cessation — The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
  • downfall — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
  • regression — the act of going back to a previous place or state; return or reversion.
  • stoppage — an act or instance of stopping; cessation of activity: the stoppage of all work at the factory.
  • halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
  • failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
  • decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
  • descent — A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
  • retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
  • retrogression — the act of retrogressing; movement backward.
  • return — to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
  • reversion — the act of turning something the reverse way.
  • stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
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