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Antonyms for phase

Grammar : Noun
Spell : feyz
Phonetic Transcription : feɪz

Definition of phase

Origin :
  • 1705, "phase of the moon," back-formed as a singular from Modern Latin phases, plural of phasis, from Greek phasis "appearance" (of a star), "phase" (of the moon), from stem of phainein "to show, to make appear" (see phantasm). Latin singular phasis was used in English from 1660. Non-lunar application is first attested 1841. Meaning "temporary difficult period" (especially of adolescents) is attested from 1913.
  • noun period in life of something
Example sentences :
  • That we pass out of this phase of being as we came into it, for Growth.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • That consequence may be corrected in this phase of our being, or it may be carried over into the next.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • There is nothing about the earth-life to make it the only phase of effort and probation.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • I didn't want to go into this phase of it, but it may explain what, with your permission, I am about to do.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • The enormous wealth of the country will soon adjust that phase of the situation.
  • Extract from : « Government by the Brewers? » by Adolph Keitel
  • The day's march had passed through the phase of coordinated action.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • It is this phase of primitive society that we have to investigate.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • However, that is only one phase of it—an important phase, but not the only one.
  • Extract from : « The Old Game » by Samuel G. Blythe
  • The second phase of the battle of the Aisne contained two factors.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • He had to explain again the intricacies of this phase of mining.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

Synonyms for phase

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