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ˈprɒg rɛs, -rəs; esp. Brit. ˈproʊ grɛs; prəˈgrɛsprogress
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
progress
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, advancement, attainment, development, growth, improvement, increase, proficiency, progressionAntonyms:
check, decline, delay, falling back, falling off, relapse, retrogression, stay, stop, stoppagePreposition:
The progress of truth; progress in virtue; toward perfection; from a lower to a higher state.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
progressnoun
Synonyms:
advancement, advance, movement, proceeding, way, journey, proficiency, speed, growthAntonyms:
delay, stoppage, retreat, stay, retrogression, failure, relapse
Princeton's WordNet
advancement, progressnoun
gradual improvement or growth or development
"advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"
Synonyms:
advancement, procession, furtherance, promotion, advance, progression, onward motion, forward motionAntonyms:
retrogress, regress, retrogradeprogress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motionnoun
the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
Synonyms:
rise, forward motion, emanation, cash advance, feeler, patterned advance, progression, improvement, advancement, approach, furtherance, advance, procession, betterment, overture, onward motion, promotionAntonyms:
retrograde, retrogress, regressprogress, progression, advanceverb
a movement forward
"he listened for the progress of the troops"
Synonyms:
advancement, procession, advance, feeler, improvement, betterment, onward motion, approach, cash advance, overture, patterned advance, progression, rise, forward motionAntonyms:
retrogress, retrograde, regressprogress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape upverb
develop in a positive way
"He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
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throw out, fare, mature, set ahead, come, bring forward, build up, come along, board, pass on, get along, win, supercharge, kick upstairs, maturate, pull ahead, come on, make headway, go up, advance, surface, upgrade, make out, encourage, further, come up, gain, bestride, elevate, age, mount up, do, draw close, draw near, boost, go on, gain ground, jump on, raise, work up, move on, get on, get on with, hop on, senesce, approach, shape up, show up, turn up, climb on, get along with, appear, come near, mount, march on, come out, be on, near, promote, get ahead, buildAntonyms:
retrogress, regress, retrogradeadvance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go onverb
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
"Time marches on"
Synonyms:
throw out, hand, circulate, supercharge, pass off, go along, bring forward, build up, come along, upgrade, get along, win, elevate, kick upstairs, continue, work up, pull ahead, come on, carry on, make headway, advance, fall out, encourage, further, come up, gain, keep, pass on, leave, give, promote, happen, boost, go on, gain ground, occur, raise, pass, move on, pass along, get on, come about, proceed, impart, communicate, pass around, put across, distribute, turn over, shape up, reach, relegate, take place, submit, set ahead, march on, hap, get ahead, buildAntonyms:
retrograde, retrogress, regressbuild up, work up, build, progressverb
form or accumulate steadily
"Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
Synonyms:
work out, fortify, get up, come on, construct, go on, arm, build, come along, develop, move on, shape up, build up, pass on, march on, get along, advance, establish, gird, ramp up, get on, make, work upAntonyms:
retrograde, regress, retrogress
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
progressnoun
Synonyms:
advancement, advance, progression, proficiencyprogressnoun
Synonyms:
growth, increase, improvementprogressverb
Synonyms:
advance, proceed, go on, get on, go ahead, get ahead, get forward, get along, make head, make headway, work one's way, make one's way, make progress
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
progressnoun
Synonyms:
progression, advancement, improvement
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "progress":
advances, advancement, headway, achievement, advance, strides, advancements, progression, developments, progrès, course, interim, achievements, breakthrough, advanced, development, evolution, progreso, improvement, step, gains, progresso, forward, progressive, success, improvements, avances, acting, status, courses, progressed
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How to use progress in a sentence?
The ongoing paradigm shift reminds us that what we think we know is always subject to revision, and that true progress requires a willingness to challenge and evolve our beliefs.
We have been seeing an across-the-board improvement to banks' willingness to lend and also in the demand for credit, we are making good progress in healing the European banking sector but we are coming from a very low base. The way to recovery is still long. We shouldn't expect any miracles.
It’s in kind of a bind because as it tries to progress, it not only loses its original identity, but becomes less entertaining to the people who like to watch it.
Broadway Advocacy Coalition feels like however this new moment in this season on Broadway emerges, Broadway Advocacy Coalition will be the start of a completely new era, and I just don't imagine that era being one of no progress in terms of Broadway making( a) more equitable space.
While it feels like a small step back to be rejected from a channel that has the audience and reach to meaningfully further this progress, we remain undeterred, and will use whatever channels remain available to us, this is a welcome reminder that we still have a long way to go...
Translations for progress
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- تقدمArabic
- progrésCatalan, Valencian
- pokrokCzech
- FortschrittGerman
- πρόοδοςGreek
- progresoEsperanto
- progresoSpanish
- areng, edenemineEstonian
- edistys, edetä, edistyä, eteneminenFinnish
- amélioration, progrèsFrench
- forásIrish
- piseachScottish Gaelic
- הִתְקַדְּמוּתHebrew
- प्रगतिHindi
- pwogrèHaitian Creole
- haladás, fejlődik, fejlődésHungarian
- kemajuanIndonesian
- progresoIdo
- progressoItalian
- התקדמותHebrew
- 進歩, 進行Japanese
- 전진, 진보, 진행, 前進, 進行, 進步Korean
- progressusLatin
- Progrès, FortschrëttLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- progressLatvian
- прогрес, напредокMacedonian
- vooruitgang, vordering, vorderingen maken, voortgangDutch
- framgangNorwegian
- postępPolish
- seguir, progresso, progredirPortuguese
- progresaRomanian
- прогрессRussian
- framgång, framstegSwedish
- прогресUkrainian
- پیش رفتUrdu
- tiến bộ, 進步Vietnamese
- progrèsWalloon
- 进展Chinese
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