| Main Entry: | advancement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | forward movement |
Synonyms: |
advance, anabasis, gain, headway, march, progress, progression |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
Antonyms: |
cessation, decline, descent, halt, retreat, retrogression, return, reversion, stop, stoppage |
| Main Entry: | headway |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | progress |
Synonyms: |
advance, advancement, anabasis, ground, improvement, increase, march, proficiency, progression, promotion, way |
Antonyms: |
block, hindrance, stoppage |
| Main Entry: | progress |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advancement, gain |
Synonyms: |
advance, amelioration, anabasis, betterment, boost, break, breakthrough, buildup, course, dash, development, evolution, evolvement, expedition, flowering, growth, headway, hike, impetus, improvement, increase, journey, lunge, march, momentum, motion, movement, ongoing, pace, passage, process, procession, proficiency, progression, promotion, rate, rise, step forward, stride, tour, unfolding, voyage, way |
Antonyms: |
decline, decrease, deterioration, retreat, retrogression |
| Main Entry: | melioration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | progress |
Synonyms: |
advance, amelioration, anabasis, betterment, boost, break*, breakthrough, buildup, course, dash, development, evolution, evolvement, expedition, flowering, growth, headway, hike, impetus, improvement, increase, journey, lunge, march, momentum, motion, movement, ongoing, pace, passage, process, procession, proficiency, progression, promotion, rate, rise, step forward, stride, tour, unfolding, voyage, way |
| Main Entry: | progress |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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