All progress synonyms
progΒ·ress
P p verb progress
- got to β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- move up β to pass from one place or position to another.
- go far β at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- live on β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- locomote β to move about, especially under one's own power.
- hang in β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- get away β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- make headway β forward movement; progress in a forward direction: The ship's headway was slowed by the storm.
- march β to touch at the border; border.
- get lost β no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
- go to town β a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government.
- come along β You tell someone to come along to encourage them in a friendly way to do something, especially to attend something.
- come around β If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
- develop β When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- do well β be successful
- motoring β a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- lasted β to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks.
- enroot β (usually, of a plant) To take root.
- locomoting β to move about, especially under one's own power.
- neared β close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- arrive at β to reach by traveling
- graduate β a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
- mark up β a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- hoof it β the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse.
- coming of age β When something reaches an important stage of development and is accepted by a large number of people, you can refer to this as its coming of age.
noun progress
- meliorism β the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort.
- clover β Clover is a small plant with pink or white ball-shaped flowers.
- evolvement β Evolution (from simple to complex).
- dynamism β The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
- full swing β full operation; greatest activity: For the first time in years the factory was in full swing. The meeting was in full swing when we arrived.
- ongoing β continuing without termination or interruption: ongoing research projects.
- headway β headroom (def 2).
- body english β a follow-through motion of the body, as after bowling a ball, in a semi-involuntary or joking effort to control the ball's movement
- intensification β to make intense or more intense.
- drift β a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- ambulation β to walk about or move from place to place.
- development β Development is the gradual growth or formation of something.
- imperialism β the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
- growth β the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase.
- industrialization β the large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society, country, etc.
- knowhow β knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise: Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.
- cultivation β the planting, tending, improving, or harvesting of crops or plants
- grand slam β Bridge. the winning of all thirteen tricks of a deal. Compare little slam.
- adulthood β Adulthood is the state of being an adult.
- metastasis β Pathology. the transference of disease-producing organisms or of malignant or cancerous cells to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces. the condition produced by this.
- elbowroom β Sufficient space to have freedom of movement.
- motility β Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
- way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- conversion β Conversion is the act or process of changing something into a different state or form.