advance

1. verb

1)

the battalion advanced rapidly

Syn:

move forward, proceed, press on, push on, push forward, make progress, make headway, gain ground, approach, come closer, draw nearer, near

Ant:

retreat

2)

the court may advance the date of the hearing

Syn:

bring forward, put forward, move forward

Ant:

postpone

3)

the move advanced his career

Syn:

promote, further, help, aid, assist, boost, strengthen, improve, benefit, foster

Ant:

impede, hinder

4)

our technology has advanced in the last few years

Syn:

progress, make progress, make headway, develop, evolve, make strides, move forward (in leaps and bounds), move ahead; improve, thrive, flourish, prosper

Ant:

stagnate

5)

the hypothesis I wish to advance in this article

Syn:

put forward, present, submit, suggest, propose, introduce, offer, adduce, moot

Ant:

retract

6)

a relative advanced him some money

Syn:

lend, loan, put up, come up with

Ant:

borrow

2. noun

1)

the advance of the aggressors

Syn:

progress, forward movement; approach

2)

a significant medical advance

Syn:

breakthrough, development, step forward, step in the right direction, (quantum) leap; find, finding, discovery, invention

3)

share prices showed significant advances

Syn:

increase, rise, upturn, upsurge, upswing, growth; informal hike

4)

the writer is going to be given a huge advance

Syn:

down payment, retainer, prepayment, deposit, front money, money up front

5)

unwelcome sexual advances

Syn:

pass, proposition

3. adjective

1)

an advance party of settlers

Syn:

preliminary, sent (on) ahead, first, exploratory; pilot, test, trial

2)

advance warning

Syn:

early, prior, beforehand

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- in advance