Guide 348 / 366 7 swaps Formal register
Professional words for “development”
7 alternatives for "development" with different register fits.
i · When it mattersTwo lines, no filler
"development" is the everyday word. The swaps below pick a sharper register — formal for documents and reports, neutral for general use, informal for casual writing.
ii · The swaps7 ways
- 01Growth neutral
general use
The growth matters.
- 02Growing neutral
general use
The growing matters.
- 03Ontogeny neutral
general use
The ontogeny matters.
- 04Evolution formal
formal contexts
The evolution matters.
- 05Developing formal
formal contexts
The developing matters.
- 06Maturation formal
formal contexts
The maturation matters.
- 07Ontogenesis formal
formal contexts
The ontogenesis matters.