progress
1. gradual improvement or growth or development (Freq. 24)
- advancement of knowledge
- great progress in the arts
• Syn:
advancement
• Derivationally related forms:
advance (for: advancement)
• Hypernyms:
development
• Hyponyms:
forwarding, furtherance, promotion, stride, work flow, workflow
2. the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) (Freq. 6)
• Syn:
progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion
• Ant:
retreat (for: advance)
• Derivationally related forms:
advance (for: advancement), advance (for: advance), proceed (for: procession), progress (for: progression)
• Hypernyms:
motion, movement, move
• Hyponyms:
push, career, life history, march, plain sailing,
clear sailing, easy going, leapfrog
3. a movement forward (Freq. 5)
- he listened for the progress of the troops
• Syn:
progression, advance
• Derivationally related forms:
advance (for: advance)
• Hypernyms:
change of location, travel
• Hyponyms:
headway, head
1. develop in a positive way (Freq. 12)
- He progressed well in school
- My plants are coming along
- Plans are shaping up
• Syn:
come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up
• Ant:
regress
• Derivationally related forms:
advance (for: advance)
• Hypernyms:
develop
• Hyponyms:
climb, leapfrog
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
2. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense (Freq. 3)
- Time marches on
• Syn:
advance, pass on, move on, march on, go on
• Ant:
recede (for: advance)
• Derivationally related forms:
progression, advancement (for: advance), advance (for: advance), advancer (for: advance)
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Hyponyms:
forge, penetrate, creep up, sneak up, encroach,
infringe, impinge, press on, push on, plough on, string,
string along, pass, overtake, overhaul, close in, draw in,
edge, inch, ratchet, rachet up, ratchet down, elapse,
elapse, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by,
slide by, go along
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
3. form or accumulate steadily
- Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly
- Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
• Syn:
build up, work up, build
• Hypernyms:
develop
• Verb Group:
build, build up, work up, ramp up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
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