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v. 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"

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

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

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

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

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Fuzzynyms (148)

loan

n. the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)

climb, climbing, mounting

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!"

proposal

n. something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

offer, offering

n. something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"

pass, passport

n. any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"

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"

stride

n. significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity"

benefit, do good

v. be beneficial for; "This will do you good"

lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring

v. bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"

contribute, give, chip in, kick in

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

confer, bestow

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

nourish, nurture, sustain

v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

broach, initiate

v. bring up a topic for discussion

adduce, abduce, cite

v. advance evidence for

exemplify, illustrate, instance

v. clarify by giving an example of

precede, preface, premise, introduce

v. furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"

advertise, publicize, advertize, publicise

v. call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"

grow

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

hike, hike up, boost

v. increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

hoist, run up

v. raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"

thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

forward, send on

v. send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"

insert, infix, enter, introduce

v. put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"

interject, come in, interpose, put in, throw in, inject

v. to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks"

cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden

v. give encouragement to

reduce

v. destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it

facilitate, ease, alleviate

v. make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"

expedite, hasten

v. speed up the progress of; facilitate; "This should expedite the process"

champion, defend

v. protect or fight for as a champion

attend, take care, look, see

v. take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"

proceed, go

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, go, run

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

go, proceed, move

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"

travel, go, move, locomote

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "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"; "news travelled fast"

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

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

grow

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

diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out

v. move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"

rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent

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

proceed, go

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, go, run

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

go, proceed, move

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

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

continue, go on, carry on, proceed

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

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

offer

v. threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"

project

v. communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings"

better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

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

better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate

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

Synonyms (7)

bring, convey, take

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

become, go, get

v. enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"

march

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 (34)

decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down

n. the act of decreasing or reducing something

retreat

n. the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

decrease, lessen, minify

v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

back

v. cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot"

back

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

fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede

v. retreat

get the better of, overcome, defeat

v. win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

regress, retrograde, retrogress

v. get worse or fall back to a previous condition

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

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

recede

v. become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"

retrograde, retreat

v. move back; "The glacier retrogrades"

retreat

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

back

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

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