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progress

noun

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1 forward movement in time or place

we're making slow progress against this stiff headwind

Synonyms of progress

advance, advancement, furtherance, going, headway, march, onrush, passage, process, procession, progression

Words Related to progress

current, drift, flow, flux, stream, way

advent, approach, arrival, coming, nearing

bound, jump, leap, step, stride

impetus, momentum

Near Antonyms of progress

backwash, ebb, reflux

retraction, return, reversal, reverse

about-face, turnabout, turnaround

Antonyms of progress

recess, recession, regress, regression, retreat, retrogression

2 the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced

the rapid progress of medical science in the last century

Synonyms of progress

development, elaboration, evolution, expansion, growth, progression

Words Related to progress

advancement, betterment, improvement, perfection, refinement

incubation, maturation, maturing, ripening

blossoming, flourishing, flowering

addition, augmentation, enhancement, supplementation

emergence, evolvement, metamorphosis

Near Antonyms of progress

backslide, lapse, relapse

decadence, decay, decaying, declension, declination, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, descent, deterioration, devaluation, downfall, downgrade, ebbing, falling, weakening

Antonyms of progress

regress, regression, retrogression, reversion

progress

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of progress

1 to become mature

generally a species progresses from simple forms to more specialized forms

Synonyms of progress

age, develop, grow, grow up, mature, ripen

Words Related to progress

mellow, soften

bloom, blossom, burgeon (also bourgeon), flourish, flower

open, unfold

advance, evolve

get along, get on, gray (also grey)

Near Antonyms of progress

decay, decline, degenerate, deteriorate, sink, worsen

droop, dry, fade, flag, sag, shrivel, wane, waste (away), weaken, wilt, wither

regress, retrogress, revert

backslide, lapse, return

2 to move forward along a course

our wedding plans are progressing nicely

Synonyms of progress

advance, come, come along, do, fare, forge, get along, get on, go, go along, go off, march, pace, proceed

Words Related to progress

accelerate, fast-forward, speed

approach, near

journey, pass, repair, run, travel, wend

actuate, drive, impel, propel, push

take out

Phrases Synonymous with progress

gain ground

Near Antonyms of progress

arrest, balk, block, check, detain, halt, hinder, hold back, impede, nip, obstruct, slow (down or up), stem

repress, retard, stunt, suppress

delay, interrupt, stall

cramp, hamper, inhibit

cease, let up, pause

regress

wait

Antonyms of progress

remain, stand, stay, stop

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