Verb
- 1. advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on, travel, go, move, locomote
- usage: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"
- 2. advance, throw out, propose, suggest, advise
- usage: bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument"
- 3. boost, advance, supercharge, increase
- usage: increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"
- 4. promote, advance, boost, further, encourage, support, back up
- usage: contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
- 5. advance, bring forward, move, displace
- usage: cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"
- 6. gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
- usage: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
- 7. progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up, develop
- usage: develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
- 8. advance, better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
- usage: develop further; "We are advancing technology every day"
- 9. promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate, delegate, designate, depute, assign
- usage: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
- 10. advance, lend, loan
- usage: pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?"
- 11. advance, set ahead, set
- usage: move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward"
- 12. advance, gain, wax, mount, climb, rise
- usage: rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
Adjective
- 1. advanced, precocious (vs. retarded)
- usage: farther along in physical or mental development; "the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'"; "children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average"
- 2. advanced(prenominal), late (vs. early), later(prenominal)
- usage: comparatively late in a course of development; "the illness had reached an advanced stage"; "an advanced state of exhaustion"
- 3. advanced, forward-looking, innovative, modern, progressive (vs. regressive)
- usage: ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?"
- 4. advanced, high (vs. low)
- usage: at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill; "an advanced degree"; "an advanced text in physics"; "special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University"
- 5. advanced, sophisticated, high-tech (vs. low-tech), hi-tech
- usage: ahead in development; complex or intricate; "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system"
- 6. advanced, ripe, late (vs. early) (vs. middle)
- usage: far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90"
- 7. advanced, civilized (vs. noncivilized), civilised
- usage: (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry; "advanced societies"; "an advanced country technologically"
- 8. advance(prenominal), advanced(prenominal), in advance(predicate), front(prenominal) (vs. back)
- usage: situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"
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