| advanced | | |
| adj. | 1. advanced | farther along in physical or mental development.; "the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'"; "children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average" |
| ~ precocious | characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude).; "a precocious child"; "a precocious achievement" |
| adj. | 2. advanced | comparatively late in a course of development.; "the illness had reached an advanced stage"; "an advanced state of exhaustion" |
| ~ later, late | at or toward an end or late period or stage of development.; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child" |
| adj. | 3. advanced, forward-looking, innovative, modern | ahead of the times.; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?" |
| ~ progressive | favoring or promoting progress.; "progressive schools" |
| adj. | 4. advanced | at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill.; "an advanced degree"; "an advanced text in physics"; "special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University" |
| ~ high | greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount.; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself" |
| adj. | 5. advanced, sophisticated | ahead in development; complex or intricate.; "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system" |
| ~ hi-tech, high-tech | resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices. |
| adj. | 6. advanced, ripe | far along in time.; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90" |
| ~ late | being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast" |
| adj. | 7. advanced | (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry.; "advanced societies"; "an advanced country technologically" |
| ~ civilised, civilized | having a high state of culture and development both social and technological.; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world" |
| adj. | 8. advance, advanced, in advance | situated ahead or going before.; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies" |
| ~ front | relating to or located in the front.; "the front lines"; "the front porch" |
| prosper | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. flourish, fly high, prosper, thrive | make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance.; "The new student is thriving" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| promotion | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. packaging, promotion, promotional material, publicity | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution.; "the packaging of new ideas" |
| ~ marketing | the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service.; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing" |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ buildup | highly favorable publicity and praise.; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup" |
| ~ public relations, pr | a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution. |
| ~ blurb, endorsement, indorsement | a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books).; "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book" |
| ~ ballyhoo, hoopla, hype, plug | blatant or sensational promotion. |
| ~ sales pitch, sales talk, pitch | promotion by means of an argument and demonstration. |
| ~ ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing | a public promotion of some product or service. |
| ~ sales promotion | promotion that supplements or coordinates advertising. |
| n. (act) | 2. promotion | act of raising in rank or position. |
| ~ ennoblement | the act of raising someone to the nobility. |
| ~ change | the action of changing something.; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" |
| ~ preferment | the act of preferring.; "the preferment went to the younger candidate" |
| ~ investiture, investment | the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank. |
| n. (communication) | 3. advancement, furtherance, promotion | encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something. |
| ~ encouragement | the expression of approval and support. |
| n. (act) | 4. forwarding, furtherance, promotion | the advancement of some enterprise.; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" |
| ~ progress, advancement | gradual improvement or growth or development.; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts" |
| advance | | |
| n. (event) | 1. advance, progress, progression | a movement forward.; "he listened for the progress of the troops" |
| ~ change of location, travel | a movement through space that changes the location of something. |
| ~ headway, head | forward movement.; "the ship made little headway against the gale" |
| n. (event) | 2. advance, betterment, improvement | a change for the better; progress in development. |
| ~ resurgence, revitalisation, revitalization, revival, revivification | bringing again into activity and prominence.; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture" |
| ~ elaboration, refinement | the result of improving something.; "he described a refinement of this technique" |
| ~ transformation, shift, transmutation | a qualitative change. |
| ~ accommodation, adjustment, fitting | making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances. |
| ~ conservation, preservation | an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change. |
| ~ recovery | return to an original state.; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid" |
| n. (communication) | 3. advance, approach, feeler, overture | a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others.; "she rejected his advances" |
| ~ proffer, proposition, suggestion | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection.; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" |
| n. (act) | 4. advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal). |
| ~ movement, move, motion | the act of changing location from one place to another.; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |
| ~ push | an effort to advance.; "the army made a push toward the sea" |
| ~ career, life history | the general progression of your working or professional life.; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law" |
| ~ march | a steady advance.; "the march of science"; "the march of time" |
| ~ clear sailing, easy going, plain sailing | easy unobstructed progress.; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing" |
| ~ leapfrog | advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors.; "the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends" |
| n. (possession) | 5. advance, cash advance | an amount paid before it is earned. |
| ~ amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money | a quantity of money.; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" |
| n. (act) | 6. advance, rise | increase in price or value.; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market" |
| ~ step-up, increase | the act of increasing something.; "he gave me an increase in salary" |
| v. (motion) | 7. advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.; "Time marches on" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | 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" |
| ~ forge | move ahead steadily.; "He forged ahead" |
| ~ penetrate | make one's way deeper into or through.; "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest" |
| ~ creep up, sneak up | advance stealthily or unnoticed.; "Age creeps up on you" |
| ~ encroach, impinge, infringe | advance beyond the usual limit. |
| ~ plough on, press on, push on | continue moving forward. |
| ~ string along, string | move or come along. |
| ~ overhaul, overtake, pass | travel past.; "The sports car passed all the trucks" |
| ~ close in, draw in | advance or converge on.; "The police were closing in on him" |
| ~ edge, inch | advance slowly, as if by inches.; "He edged towards the car" |
| ~ rachet up, ratchet, ratchet down | move by degrees in one direction only.; "a ratcheting lopping tool" |
| ~ elapse, glide by, go by, slide by, slip by, slip away, go along, pass, lapse | pass by.; "three years elapsed" |
| v. (communication) | 8. advance, throw out | bring forward for consideration or acceptance.; "advance an argument" |
| ~ propose, suggest, advise | make a proposal, declare a plan for something.; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" |
| v. (change) | 9. advance, boost, supercharge | increase or raise.; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit" |
| ~ increase | make bigger or more.; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" |
| v. (social) | 10. advance, boost, encourage, further, promote | contribute to the progress or growth of.; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" |
| ~ connive at, wink at | give one's silent approval to. |
| ~ foster, further | promote the growth of.; "Foster our children's well-being and education" |
| ~ spur | incite or stimulate.; "The Academy was formed to spur research" |
| ~ help | contribute to the furtherance of.; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries" |
| ~ carry | take further or advance.; "carry a cause" |
| ~ feed | support or promote.; "His admiration fed her vanity" |
| ~ conduce, contribute, lead | be conducive to.; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" |
| ~ back up, support | give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to.; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" |
| v. (motion) | 11. advance, bring forward | cause to move forward.; "Can you move the car seat forward?" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ nose | advance the forward part of with caution.; "She nosed the car into the left lane" |
| v. (competition) | 12. advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win | 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" |
| ~ steal | steal a base. |
| ~ rack up, score, tally, hit | gain points in a game.; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" |
| v. (change) | 13. advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up | develop in a positive way.; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" |
| ~ climb | improve one's social status.; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder" |
| ~ leapfrog | progress by large jumps instead of small increments. |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| v. (change) | 14. advance | develop further.; "We are advancing technology every day" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| v. (social) | 15. advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade | 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" |
| ~ assign, delegate, designate, depute | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person). |
| ~ tenure | give life-time employment to.; "She was tenured after she published her book" |
| ~ bring up | promote from a lower position or rank.; "This player was brought up to the major league" |
| ~ spot promote | promote on the spot.; "Supreme Bishop Digby had been spot-promoted to Archangel" |
| ~ ennoble, gentle, entitle | give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility. |
| ~ favor, favour, prefer | promote over another.; "he favors his second daughter" |
| ~ brevet | promote somebody by brevet, in the military. |
| v. (possession) | 16. advance | pay in advance.; "Can you advance me some money?" |
| ~ loan, lend | give temporarily; let have for a limited time.; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money" |
| v. (motion) | 17. advance, set ahead | move forward.; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward" |
| ~ set | set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly.; "set clocks or instruments" |
| v. (change) | 18. advance, gain | rise in rate or price.; "The stock market gained 24 points today" |
| ~ mount, wax, climb, rise | go up or advance.; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" |
| adj. | 19. advance, beforehand | being ahead of time or need.; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report" |
| ~ early | at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time.; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" |
| postpone | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table | hold back to a later time.; "let's postpone the exam" |
| ~ reschedule | assign a new time and place for an event.; "We had to reschedule the doctor's appointment" |
| ~ call off, cancel, scrub, scratch | postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled.; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill" |
| ~ delay | act later than planned, scheduled, or required.; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" |
| ~ call | stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather.; "call a football game" |
| ~ hold | stop dealing with.; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting" |
| ~ suspend | render temporarily ineffective.; "the prison sentence was suspended" |
| ~ probate | put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence. |
| ~ reprieve, respite | postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution. |
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