advanced

adjective

ad·​vanced əd-ˈvan(t)st 

1

: far on in time or course

a man advanced in years

2

a

: being beyond others in progress or ideas

tastes a bit too advanced for the times

b

: being beyond the elementary or introductory

advanced chemistry

c

: greatly developed beyond an initial stage

the most advanced scientific methods

advanced weapons systems

d

: much evolved from an early ancestral type

bees and other advanced insects

advanced traits

Synonyms

• developed
• evolved
• forward
• high
• higher
• improved
• late
• progressive
• refined

Examples of advanced in a Sentence

The school has courses for elementary, intermediate, and advanced students.

The book explains both basic and advanced techniques.

The system has many advanced features.

The disease is in an advanced stage.

an advanced form of cancer

Recent Examples on the Web

However, after a review, it was determined that Ewers never had possession and the play was a backwards pass, which can be advanced. —Matt Stahl | [e-mail], al, 9 Sep. 2023

Leave it to the 2023 Chevrolet Suburban, the industry’s first sport utility vehicle, to sport the segment’s most advanced driving technology. —cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023

Huawei has been low key about the device, but its capabilities have raised concerns that China has been able to circumvent U.S. curbs on Huawei that stop it from acquiring high tech components like advanced processor chips that had effectively crippled its smartphone business. —CBS News, 8 Sep. 2023

And in their quest to catch up, Chinese firms were caught multiple times stealing intellectual property, leading the Biden administration to enact export controls in October in order to restrict China’s ability to purchase advanced chips. —Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2023

In that 2013 season, Southlake Carroll and DeSoto advanced to the third and fourth rounds, respectively. —Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023

The comments came after Huawei Technologies introduced the Mate 60 Pro, a Chinese smartphone powered by an advanced chip that is believed to have been made by SMIC. —Laura He, CNN, 7 Sep. 2023

Committees across both the House and Senate advanced bills extending to different parts of the industry, from stablecoins to market structures. —Byleo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 7 Sep. 2023

He had recently been hospitalized after a second heart attack this year, a condition complicated by advanced kidney disease. —Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English avaunced, from past participle of avauncen "to advance entry 1"

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Phrases Containing advanced

• advanced degree
• of advanced age/years
• advanced in age/years
• at an advanced age

• advanced degree
• of advanced age/years
• advanced in age/years
• at an advanced age

Kids Definition

advanced

adjective

ad·​vanced

əd-ˈvan(t)st

1

: far on in time or course

a man advanced in years

2

: being beyond the elementary or introductory level

advanced mathematics

3

: being far along in progress or development

an advanced civilization

a disease in an advanced stage

4

: having changed from a more primitive state found in an ancestor

advanced insects like the wasps and bees