· move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

Synonym(s): progress, pass_on, move_on, march_on, go_on

Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote

Antonym(s): recede

· bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument"

Synonym(s): throw_out

Hypernym(s): propose, suggest, advise

· increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"

Synonym(s): boost, supercharge

Hypernym(s): increase

· contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

Synonym(s): promote, boost, further, encourage

Hypernym(s): support, back_up

· cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"

Synonym(s): bring_forward

Hypernym(s): move, displace

Antonym(s): back

· 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"; "win points"

Synonym(s): gain, win, pull_ahead, make_headway, get_ahead, gain_ground

· develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

Synonym(s): progress, come_on, come_along, get_on, get_along, shape_up

Hypernym(s): develop

· develop further; "We are advancing technology every day"

Hypernym(s): better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

· 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"

Synonym(s): promote, upgrade, kick_upstairs, raise, elevate

Hypernym(s): delegate, designate, depute, assign

· pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?"

Hypernym(s): lend, loan

· move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward"

Synonym(s): set_ahead

Hypernym(s): set

· rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"

Synonym(s): gain

Hypernym(s): wax, mount, climb, rise

· 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"

· comparatively late in a course of development; "the illness had reached an advanced stage"; "an advanced state of exhaustion"

· ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?"

Synonym(s): forward-looking, innovative, modern

· 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"

· ahead in development; complex or intricate; "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system"

Synonym(s): sophisticated

· far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90"

Synonym(s): ripe

· (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry; "advanced societies"; "an advanced country technologically"

· situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"

Synonym(s): advance, in_advance