Synonyms of furtherance

furtherance

noun

ˈfərt͟h-rən(t)s 

as in advance

forward movement in time or place

the 1965 Civil Rights Act was a major step in the furtherance of social justice in the U.S.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advance
• advancement
• progress
• process
• progression
• procession
• going
• march
• headway
• passage
• flow
• leap
• coming
• onrush
• stream
• approach
• current
• way
• advent
• arrival
• nearing
• drift
• impetus
• bound
• step
• flux
• momentum
• jump
• stride

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regression
• retrogression
• retreat
• recession
• return
• regress
• recess
• ebb
• reverse
• reversal
• reflux
• retraction
• turnaround
• backwash
• turnabout
• about-face

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of furtherance

And what the court concluded is that when Congress enacted those provisions, that Congress was imagining a corporation undertaking these steps in furtherance of some sort of business purpose. — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 9 June 2026

They are also accused of exchanging messages in social media groups promoting violence in furtherance of ISIS. — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2026

This comes after Gonzalez pleaded guilty in July 2024 to conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, and last October to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026

The charges were trafficking in firearms, possession of a machine gun and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crime. — Ryan Oehrli march 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026