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

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

elevate, promote, raise in rank, kick upstairs, give a promotion to

v. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"

progress, 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 (4)

in advance

adj. situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"

in advance, beforehand, beforetime

adj. situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"

Fuzzynyms (163)

loan

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

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"

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"

benefit, do good

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

bring, add, impart, contribute, bestow, lend

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"

broach, initiate

v. bring up a topic for discussion

cite, adduce, abduce

v. advance evidence for

instance, exemplify, illustrate

v. clarify by giving an example of

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"

publicize, advertise, advertize, call attention to

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

give, kick in, contribute, chip in, make a contribution

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"

nurture, sustain, nourish

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

hike, boost

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

hoist, run up

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

thrust, shove, squeeze, stuff

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, introduce, enter

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

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

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

cheer, hearten, embolden

v. give encouragement to

reduce, simplify

v. make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"

ease, alleviate, make easier, facilitate

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

hasten, expedite

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

champion, defend

v. protect or fight for as a champion

assist, serve, attend to, attend

v. work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"

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 (34)

bring, convey

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"

go, get, become, come, come out

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, 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"

ante

adj. (prefix) in front of or before: "anteroom"

foremost, frontmost

adj. preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost compartment of the ship"

forward

adj. at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"

frontal, head-on

adj. meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on collision"

original, primitive, aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial

adj. having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"

Archean, Archaean

adj. used of the earliest known rocks

Archeozoic, Archaeozoic

adj. formed in the earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era; "archeozoic life forms"

azoic

adj. before the appearance of life; "azoic rocks contain not organic remains"

earlyish

adj. being somewhat early; "at an earlyish hour"

matutinal

adj. pertaining to or occurring in the morning; "took his matutinal walk"

premature, untimely

adj. uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end"

adj. too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment"

Proterozoic

adj. formed in the later of two divisions of the Precambrian era; "proterozoic life forms"

proto

adj. indicating the first or earliest or original; "`proto' is a combining form in a word like `protolanguage' that refers to the hypothetical ancestor of another language or group of languages"

Antonyms (48)

reduction, decrease, diminution, step-down

n. the act of decreasing or reducing something

decrease, lessen, make smaller, minify

v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

back, cause to travel backward

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

back, travel backward

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

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

v. retreat

beat, crush, defeat, trounce, vanquish, overcome, beat out

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

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"

bump, demote, relegate, kick downstairs, assign to a lower position

v. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"

regress, retrogress, retrograde, undergo regress

v. get worse or fall back to a previous condition

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