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What is the opposite of innovation?

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Noun
Opposite of something created or contrived, usually with new or advanced features
“Two years later he wrote an adaptation of The Wind in the Willows, called by novelist Tom Sharpe the archetypal picture of English life.”
Noun
Opposite of the quality or skill of being innovative
“Listening to this album, I discovered depths of bad music, bad programming, and unoriginality I never even knew existed.”
Noun
Opposite of the action or process of innovating
“One of their characteristics was the attempted imitation of occidental lifestyle.”
Noun
Opposite of the act or process of being transformed into a different form
Noun
Opposite of the ability to solve difficult problems, often in original, clever, and inventive ways
Noun
Opposite of a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development
Noun
Opposite of a plan or scheme to achieve a given effect or aim
Noun
Opposite of things created or imagined in the mind
“Fantasy seldom correlates with reality.”
Noun
Opposite of the quality of being new, original, or unusual
Noun
Opposite of the act of having an elevated stimulus upon one's intellect, emotion or creativity
“I am sometimes struck by periods of uninspiredness as an artist, but it rarely lasts.”
Noun
Opposite of the quality or condition of being modern
Noun
Opposite of the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom
“Through their improvidence, they had neither money nor materials.”
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Opposite of a dramatic and wide-reaching change in conditions, attitudes, or operation
“After years of economic stagnation, the planning system struggled to cope with the scale of new development and to anticipate the cumulative impacts that this might create.”
Noun
Opposite of something invented through research and development
Noun
Opposite of a development or improvement
“The retrogression in the company's technology due to a lack of funding for research and development was noticeable.”
Noun
Opposite of the process of becoming different
Stagnation in our product is acceptable for now as it is still dominant in the market.”
Noun
Opposite of the process of bringing something into existence
Noun
Opposite of a phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time
Noun
Opposite of a highlight or special attraction of a particular place, thing or event
“It helps to enjoy the film with no prior knowledge or expectations of the character, as his treatment is the clear lowlight of the movie.”
Noun
Opposite of development or improvement in a given product or field
Noun
Opposite of a different or distinct form or version of something
Noun
Opposite of product or achievement resulting from effort
“The scientific flop had been the failure of a group of unimpressive researchers.”
Noun
Opposite of an instance or an occurrence that has never happened before
“Despite his experience in extreme sports, he was still a tad nervous.”
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