| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move something forward, often quickly |
Synonyms: |
accelerate, achieve, bring forward, come forward, conquer, continue ahead, continue on, dispatch, drive, elevate, forge ahead, gain ground, get ahead, get green light, get there, get with it, go ahead, go forth, go forward, go great guns, go places, go to town, hasten, launch, make headway, make the scene, march, move on, move onward, move up, press on, proceed, progress, promote, propel, push ahead, push on, quicken, send forward, skyrocket, speed, step forward, storm |
| 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: |
back down, halt, hesitate, recede, retreat, retrogress, stop, turn, withdraw, yield |
| Main Entry: | declare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make known clearly or officially |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, advance, advocate, affirm, allegate, allege, announce, argue, assert, asservate, attest, aver, avow, be positive, blaze, bring forward, certify, cite, claim, confess, confirm, contend, convey, demonstrate, disclose, enunciate, give out, inform, insist, maintain, manifest, notify, pass, proclaim, profess, promulgate, pronounce, propound, publish, put forward, reaffirm, reassert, render, repeat, reveal, set forth, show, sound, state, stress, swear, tell, testify, validate, vouch |
Antonyms: |
deny, disavow, retract |
| Main Entry: | extend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer |
Synonyms: |
accord, advance, allocate, allot, award, bestow, bring forward, confer, donate, give, grant, hold out, impart, place at disposal, pose, present, proffer, put forth, put forward, reach out, stretch out, submit, tender, yield |
Antonyms: |
hold, keep, maintain, take back |
| Main Entry: | introduce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin, institute |
Synonyms: |
admit, bring forward, bring in, commence, enter, establish, found, inaugurate, induct, initiate, innovate, install, invent, kick off, launch, organize, pioneer, plan, preface, present, set up, start, unveil, usher in |
Antonyms: |
close, end, finish |
| Main Entry: | lay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | produce, advance |
Synonyms: |
adduce, allege, bear, bring forth, bring forward, cite, deposit, generate, lodge, offer, present, put forward, submit, yield |
| Main Entry: | produce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | demonstrate, show |
Synonyms: |
advance, bring forward, bring to light, display, exhibit, offer, present, put forward, set forth, unfold |
| Main Entry: | put |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | propose; express in words |
Synonyms: |
advance, air, bring forward, couch, express, formulate, forward, give, offer, phrase, pose, posit, prefer, present, propone, proposition, propound, render, set, set before, state, submit, suggest, tender, translate, transpose, turn, utter, vent, ventilate, word |
| Main Entry: | throw out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | comment |
Synonyms: |
bring forward, bring to light, bring up, chime in, come out with, declare, deliver, produce, reveal, say, state, suggest, tell, utter |
Antonyms: |
be quiet |
| Main Entry: | volunteer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer to do something |
Synonyms: |
advance, bring forward, chip in, come forward, do on one's own volition, enlist, go in, let oneself in for, offer services, present, proffer, propose, put at one's disposal, put forward, sign up, speak up, stand up, step forward, submit oneself, suggest, take bull by the horns, take initiative, take the plunge, take upon oneself, tender |
Antonyms: |
compel, force, obligate |
| Main Entry: | bring to bear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have to do with |
Synonyms: |
apply, bring forward, come forward, draw a parallel, make available, offer, proffer, put forward, relate to |