advancement

advancement

noun

Definition of ADVANCEMENT

1

a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position <the young man's rapid advancement in the company came as no surprise to those who knew he was the president's nephew>

Synonyms ascent, creation, elevation, preference, preferment, promotion, rise, upgrade, upgrading

Related Words aggrandizement, ennoblement, exaltation, glorification, magnification

Near Antonyms deposition, dethronement, discharge, dismissal, expulsion, impeachment, ouster, overthrow, removal, suspension, unmaking, unseating; downfall, fall

Antonyms abasement, comedown, degradation, demotion, disrating, downgrade, reduction

2

an instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill <science has made huge advancements in the field of genetics in recent years>

Synonyms advancement, breakthrough, enhancement, improvement, refinement

Related Words quantum leap; amelioration, boost, heightening, increase, melioration, strengthening, upgrade, uplift, upswing, uptrend, upturn; betterment, development, elaboration, evolution, expansion, gestation, growth, maturation, perfection, ripening; civilization, edification, education, enlightenment; renaissance, renascence, revival; discovery, find, windfall; innovation, invention

Near Antonyms breakdown, collapse, crash; hindrance, impediment, stumbling block; decadence, decay, declension, decline, decrease, degeneration, descent, deterioration, diminishment, downgrade, ebbing, failing, flagging, languishment, lapse, lessening, reduction, sinking, slowing, weakening, worsening; detriment, disablement, drawback, glitch, impairment, shortcoming

Antonyms setback

3

forward movement in time or place <wondered why we hadn't made any advancement in the long checkout line for at least 10 minutes>

Synonyms advancement, furtherance, going, headway, march, onrush, passage, process, procession, progress, progression

Related Words current, drift, flow, flux, stream, way; advent, approach, arrival, coming, nearing; bound, jump, leap, step, stride; impetus, momentum

Near Antonyms backwash, ebb, reflux; retraction, return, reversal, reverse; about-face, turnabout, turnaround

Antonyms recess, recession, regress, regression, retreat, retrogression