furtherance

noun

fur·​ther·​ance ˈfər-t͟hə-rən(t)s 

ˈfərt͟h-rən(t)s

: the act of furthering : advancement

Synonyms

• advance
• advancement
• going
• headway
• march
• onrush
• passage
• process
• procession
• progress
• progression

Examples of furtherance in a Sentence

They made the furtherance of science their life's work.

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Those who knowingly place human lives at grave risk in furtherance of such crimes must be held fully accountable. —Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025

Funding is being allocated in a new direction in furtherance of the Administration’s agenda. —News Desk, Artforum, 5 May 2025

Flores pleaded guilty last year to charges of assault on a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon, brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and engaging in the business of dealing firearms without a license. —City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2025

Mangione, 26, is charged with first-degree murder in furtherance of an act of terrorism, stalking and a slew of other state and federal charges in both New York and Pennsylvania, for allegedly gunning down Thompson, a 50-year-old married father of two, on a sidewalk in Manhattan on Dec. 4, 2024. —Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

furtherance

noun

fur·​ther·​ance ˈfərt͟h-(ə-)rən(t)s 

: the act of furthering : advancement