| Main Entry: | far |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | at a great distance |
Synonyms: |
a good way, a long way, afar, bit, deep, distant, end of rainbow, far piece, far-flung, far-off, far-removed, faraway, good ways, long, middle of nowhere, miles, out-of-the-way, outlying, piece, remote, removed, stone's throw, ways |
Antonyms: |
close, near |
| Main Entry: | far |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | considerably |
Synonyms: |
decidedly, extremely, greatly, incomparably, much, notably, quite, significantly, somewhat, very, very much, well |
| Main Entry: | further |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | additional |
Synonyms: |
added, another, else, extra, farther, fresh, in addition, more, new, other, supplementary |
| Notes: | farther is generally preferred over further when the context is distance in space or time; use farther when talking about physical distance and use further when talking about abstract ideas or extent/degree |
| Main Entry: | further |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | additionally |
Synonyms: |
again, also, as well as, besides, beyond, distant, farther, in addition, moreover, on top of, over and above, then, to boot, what's more, yet, yonder |
| Main Entry: | further |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | advance, lend support |
Synonyms: |
aid, assist, back up, bail out, ballyhoo, champion, contribute, encourage, engender, expedite, facilitate, forward, foster, generate, give a boost to, go with, hasten, help, lend a hand, open doors, patronize, plug, promote, propagate, push, serve, speed, succor, take care of, work for |
Antonyms: |
block, cease, check, curtail, delay, frustrate, halt, hinder, impede, obstruct, prevent, protest, stop |
| Main Entry: | accelerate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase speed, timing |
Synonyms: |
advance, drive, dust*, expedite, fire up, forward, further, gun*, hammer on, hasten, hurry, impel, lay a patch, lay rubber, make tracks, nail it, open up, peel rubber, precipitate, put on afterburners, put pedal to metal, quicken, railroad, rev, rev up, roll*, speed up, spur, step on gas, step up, stimulate, tool* |
Antonyms: |
decelerate, defer, hinder, impede, postpone, retard, slow down |
| Main Entry: | additional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extra, supplementary |
Synonyms: |
added, affixed, appended, further, increased, more, new, on the side, option, other, over-and-above, padding, perk, spare, supplementary |
Antonyms: |
necessary |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | promote or propose an idea |
Synonyms: |
adduce, allege, ballyhoo, beat the drum for, benefit, boost, cite, encourage, foster, further, get ink for, hype*, introduce, lay forward, make a pitch for, offer, plug*, present, proffer, puff, push, put forward, put on the map, serve, set forth, splash, spot, submit, suggest, throw spotlight on, urge |
| 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: |
hesitate, stop, withdraw |
| Main Entry: | advocate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support idea or cause publicly |
Synonyms: |
advance, advise, argue for, back, be in corner, bless, bolster, boost*, brace up, build up, campaign for, champion, countenance, defend, encourage, favor, further, get on bandwagon, give a leg up, give a lift, go for, go to bat for, go with, hold with, justify, plead for, plug*, plump for, press for, promote, propose, push, recommend, ride shotgun for, root for, run interference for, say so, side, speak for, spread around, stump for, support, tout, uphold, urge, vindicate |
Antonyms: |
assail, attack, criticize, impugn, oppose, protest |
| Main Entry: | again |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in addition |
Synonyms: |
additionally, also, besides, further, furthermore, moreover, on the contrary, on the other hand, then |