deforestation
2 antonyms for deforestation — opposites grouped by meaning.
Noun — Deforestation is the clearing of a forest, often to make way for farming or other land use.
Antonyms
afforestation
reforestation
How to use deforestation
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
large-scale deforestation
tropical deforestation
rate of deforestation
drive deforestation
The environmental sense is everyday and widely understood, while the computing sense is specialist.
Etymology
Deforestation comes from the verb deforest with the ending -ation added, forming a noun for the process. The word is first recorded in written English in 1870.
Full origin of deforestation →Frequently asked questions
What does deforestation mean?
It means clearing a forest, usually so the land can be used for something else, such as farming.
What is the opposite of deforestation?
Afforestation and reforestation are both used as opposites, referring to planting or replanting trees.
Is deforestation only about the environment?
Mostly, yes, but in computing it also refers to removing unneeded intermediate data structures from a program.
