Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (9)

advancement

n. gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"

progression, advance

n. a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops"

advancement, progression, advance, onward motion, forward motion

n. the act of moving forward toward a goal

Progress

n. database company

Verbs (16)

build, work up, build up, form steadily

v. form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"

advance, go on, move on, pass on, march on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

advance, get on, come along, come on, make progress, shape up, get along

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (111)

improvement

n. the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"

amelioration, melioration, betterment

n. the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

enrichment

n. act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding

augmentation

n. the act of augmenting

mounting, climb, climbing

n. an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

development

n. a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"

climb, mount

n. the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"

improvement

n. the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"

pace, stride, tread

n. a step in walking or running

grow, become bigger, become greater, become larger

v. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

spread, diffuse, spread out, fan out

v. move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"

boom, flourish, expand, prosper, thrive, grow stronger, get ahead

v. grow stronger; "The economy was booming"

rise, prove, increase in volume

v. increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"

rise

v. of substances

rise, climb, go up

v. increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"

go, proceed

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move, run, go

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

move, go, proceed

v. follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

progress, advance, get on, come along, come on, make progress, shape up, get along

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

continue, go on, proceed, carry on

v. continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

blitz, attack suddenly and without warning

v. attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"

offer, extend

v. offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"

project, communicate forcefully, communicate vividly

v. communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings"

better, amend, improve, ameliorate, meliorate, make better

v. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate, become better

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

go, proceed

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move, run, go

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

move, go, proceed

move, travel, go, locomote

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

progress, advance, go on, move on, pass on, march on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

grow, become bigger, become greater, become larger

v. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

spread, diffuse, spread out, fan out

v. move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"

raise, nurture, rear, parent, bring up

v. bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"

Synonyms (2)

march, stride

v. walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride; "He marched into the classroom and announced the exam"; "The soldiers marched across the border"

Antonyms (19)

recede, pull away, move away

v. move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

retreat, withdraw, recede, pull back, draw back, move back

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

retreat, retrograde, go back

v. move back; "The glacier retrogrades"

retreat

v. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

back, travel backward

v. travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree"

regress, retrogress, retrograde, undergo regress

v. get worse or fall back to a previous condition

Progress

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