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development vs progress

progress vs development

development and progress both are nouns.

development is not a verb while progress is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
development Yes No No No
progress Yes No Yes No
As nouns, progress is a hyponym of development; that is, progress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than development:
  • development: act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
  • progress: gradual improvement or growth or development
Other hyponyms of development include advancement, broadening, elaboration, working out, product development.
development (noun) progress (noun)
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful gradual improvement or growth or development
(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated a movement forward
a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)
development (verb) progress (verb)
develop in a positive way
form or accumulate steadily
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
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