developmental

Definitions

Relating to the process of growth, maturation, or progress.

Designed to promote or support the advancement of a person, skill, or system.

Concerning the stages of biological or psychological change over time.

Examples

The child is currently going through a critical developmental stage in his early education.

The research team is analyzing the developmental milestones of infants over the first two years of life.

Synonyms

evolutionary maturational progressive formative growth-related emergent preparatory

Antonyms

stagnant regressive static arrested fixed unchanging atrophied