Synonyms for evolution
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A change of position. A manoeuvre of troops or ships.
- n. 2
A change of position. A turning movement, especially of the body.
Related words
- Word family
- evolutionary evolute evolutional evolve evolvement
- Phrases
- speculative evolution unilineal evolution unilinear evolution
Forms
- Plural
- evolutions → phylogenies, phylogeneses, developments, evolvements…
Example sentences
- phylogeny Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny.
- expansion Denmark is experiencing a modest economic expansion.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| evolution | rising | |
| phylogeny | rising | |
| expansion | falling | |
| evolvement | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- expansion3, unfolding3, phylogeny4
- 10 letters
- production3, evolvement
- 11 letters
- development4
- 12 letters
- phylogenesis
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (expansion3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- évolution
- Italiano
- evoluzione
- Español
- evolución
- Deutsch
- Evolution
- Català
- evolució