evolution Synonyms

development formation maturation growth phylogenesis phylogeny transformation movement emergence progress change alteration metamorphosis expansion adaptation transition advancement proliferation transmutation transmogrification self-evolution refinement quantum leap ripening rise progression progeneration mutation obstetrics ontogenesis ontogeny organogenesis ovulation paleozoology passage perfectness phase placental process trend microevolution speciation developments punctuated equilibrium recasting social Darwinism unrolling phenotype reordering natural law