HEADWAY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

headway

noun

ˈhed-ˌwā

Definition of headway

as in progress

forward movement in time or place the ant was making little headway carrying a crumb that was about five times his size

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Recent Examples of headway Since then, the Campaign for Camp Safety is inspiring headway in Alabama, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Maryland. — Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026 The nearly 200 firefighters working the Putah Fire will look to gain more headway this weekend. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026 The current Hi-Mount staff and principal Derick Jenkins appear to be making some headway in reviving the school culture. — Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 12 June 2026 Although statistics suggest that the city has made headway on homelessness, makeshift encampments and rows of rusting RVs remain commonplace. — ABC News, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for headway

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Noun

According to Ecuador's government, around 56,000 people in the country are visually impaired, and while blind people have been able to find work with increasing success, their inclusion in sports is still a work in progress.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
After two jumps/throws, only the top six progress, and that is whittled down to four for the final attempt.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of progress

Noun

Researchers in the United States are shaping the nanoscience frontier, using atomic‑scale control to accelerate advances in electronics, energy storage, catalysis, sensing and medicine.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
But even with all our medical advances, the biggest factors that shape health are still social, and a family’s income remains one of the strongest and most lasting.

— Mona Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of advance

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The six-machine launch reflects the company’s wider attempt to develop into a more comprehensive supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment rather than remaining focused on a single part of the fabrication process.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
So that’s been an ongoing process of developing and shooting and in post[-production].

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of process

Noun

Building codes for tall buildings have evolved in the past quarter century, and today’s skyscrapers incorporate many advancements that make new buildings safer.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
His occasional free-agent splurges obscured an organizational myopia that left his team with scant investments in staffing, analytical advancements and technological necessities.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of advancement

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At 0-0, the hesitation offered an underpowered Millwall a realistic chance of progression.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Designed with architect Maja Bernvill, whose work with Ahlem includes boutiques in Paris and Melrose Place in Los Angeles, the store is organized as a progression through three increasingly intimate spaces.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of progression

Noun

Critics have a long list of concerns with the project, ranging from the financial cost to the impact on nearby funeral processions to questions of vehicle, pedestrian and aviation safety.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Come morning, breakfast under the frescoes at Ristorante Vittoria is a heady procession of homemade cakes and marmalades.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

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