· 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