evolution

Other forms of evolution

plural

evolutions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about evolution

What does evolution mean?

evolution means "a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in evolution?

evolution has 4 syllables: ev-o-lu-tion. The stress falls on "lu". In IPA it is /ˌɛvəˈluʃən/.

What is another word for evolution?

Close synonyms include development, organic evolution, phylogeny, phylogenesis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of evolution?

The recorded antonyms are devolution.

Is evolution a common word?

evolution is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with evolution?

12 words rhyme with evolution. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.