Synonyms for advancement
ædˈvæns mənt, -ˈvɑns-ad·vance·ment

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1. advancement

   Progress (Latin pro, forward, gradior, go) is a moving onward or forward, whether in space or in the mental or moral realm, and may be either mechanical, individual, or social. Attainment, development, and proficiency are more absolute than the other words of the group, denoting some point of advantage or of comparative perfection reached by forward or onward movement; we speak of attainments in virtue or scholarship, proficiency in music or languages, the development of new powers or organs; proficiency includes the idea of skill. Advance may denote either a forward movement or the point gained by forward movement, but always relatively with reference to the point from which the movement started; as, this is a great advance. Advance admits the possibility of retreat; progress (Latin progredi, to walk forward) is steady and constant forward movement, admitting of pause, but not of retreat; advance suggests more clearly a point to be reached, while progress lays the emphasis upon the forward movement; we may speak of slow or rapid progress, but more naturally of swift advance. Progress is more frequently used of abstractions; as, the progress of ideas; progression fixes the attention chiefly upon the act of moving forward. In a thing good in itself all advance or progress is improvement; there is a growing tendency to restrict the words to this favorable sense, using increase indifferently of good or evil; one may say without limitation, "I am an advocate of progress."

   Synonyms:
   advance, attainment, development, growth, improvement, increase, proficiency, progress, progression

   Antonyms:
   check, decline, delay, falling back, falling off, relapse, retrogression, stay, stop, stoppage

   Preposition:
   The progress of truth; progress in virtue; toward perfection; from a lower to a higher state.

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1. promotion, furtherance, advancementnoun

   encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

   Synonyms:
   promotional material, forwarding, furtherance, procession, packaging, progress, promotion, advance, publicity, onward motion, progression, forward motion

2. progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motionnoun

   the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

   Synonyms:
   rise, forward motion, emanation, cash advance, progress, feeler, patterned advance, progression, improvement, approach, furtherance, advance, procession, betterment, overture, onward motion, promotion

3. advancement, progressnoun

   gradual improvement or growth or development

   "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"

   Synonyms:
   progress, procession, furtherance, promotion, advance, progression, onward motion, forward motion

Matched Categories

1. • Development
   • Encouragement

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1. advancementnoun

   Synonyms:
   progress, progression, proficiency

2. advancementnoun

   Synonyms:
   promotion, preferment, elevation, exaltation, aggrandizement

3. advancementnoun

   Synonyms:
   improvement, advance, growth

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1. advancementnoun

   Synonyms:
   progress, progression, promotion, preferment, exaltation, aggrandizement, furtherance

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1. List of paraphrases for "advancement":

   promotion, progress, prepayment, promoting, 'avancement, advance, progression, promote, promotional, enhance, upliftment, raise, advocacy, promotions, development, raising, reached, enhancing, breakthrough, achievement, empowerment, improvement, improve

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1. The NRF David French:

   These regulations are full of false promises. Most of the people impacted by this change will not see any additional pay. Instead, this sudden and extraordinary increase will mean more red tape and fewer advancement opportunities for salaried professionals.

2. Tony Sayegh:

   Among the more damaging is that it reveals another example of how hollow the ‘war on women’ argument is when coming from the Hillary camp, disabling that most favorite of perennial liberal ad hominem attacks is the equivalent of taking Superman's ability to leap tall buildings away, for both Anthony Weiner and Bill Clinton, their sexual misconduct went well beyond the realm of a ‘boys will be boys’ defense.And it was Hillary and Huma to the rescue all in the name personal advancement.That is not a story Hillary wants out there, especially through a more popular medium that has the ability to reach a broader audience.

3. Jeh Johnson:

   He is often impatient with our sluggish government bureaucracy, can at times be very hands-on in resolving issues and problems that are brought to his personal attention, and is always mindful that we are public servants, ali works hard to do the right thing, and never acts, in my observation, for reasons of personal advancement or aggrandizement.

4. Jatin Singh:

   Onset of monsoon will be around June 4. It seems that initial advancement of monsoon over peninsular India is going to be slow.

5. Daniel Kurtzer:

   People whose lives are getting worse, who may not have any pathways to economic advancement.