Progress

//ˈpɹɑ.ɡɹɛs//

Synonyms for "progress" (395 found)

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Closest matches (79)

Noun(2 words)
advanceadvancement

Strong matches (119)

crossingcurrentcut a swathdescenddescendingdescentdevelopdevelopmentdevelopmental changedo welldownward motiondriftdriftagedriftwayebbebbingelaborationelevationencouragementendurance
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enhancementenjoy prosperityenlargeenlargementenrichmenteugenicseuthenicsevoluteevolutionevolutionary changeevolveevolvementevolvingexcursionexpandexpansionexpeditionexplicationextendextensionfarefare forthfare wellfarewellfetchflightflip flopflip-flopflitflowflowerfloweringfluxforge aheadforward motionforwardalforwardingfurtherancefurtheringgaingain groundgaitganggather headgather waygetget aheadget alongget betterget offget onget on swimminglyget on wellget overget thereget wellglobe-trottinggogo aheadgo alonggo aroundgo fargo fastgo forwardgo ongo placesgo roundgo sidewaysgo wellgo-aheadgoinggoing ongradual changegraduategrand tourgreat leap forwardgrowgrow bettergrowthgyratehappeninghave it madeheadwayhieimproveimprovementin operationin progressin the worksincreaseinroadjauntjourneyjourneyingjunket
Noun(1 words)
forward motion
Verb(3 words)
get alongget ongo on

Related words (197)

lapseleewaylengtheninglickliftlocomotionlooklook upmaintenancemake a breakthroughmake a successmake goodmake good timemake head againstmake headwaymake itmake progressmake progress againstmake stridesmake the scene
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make up leewaymarchmaturatematurationmaturemelioratemeliorationmellowmendmendingmotionmountmountingmovemove alongmove forwardmove onmove overmovementmovingnatural developmentnatural growthnaturalizationnonviolent changeoblique motionoccurringongoingonrushonward courseoutingpacepackage tourpasspass alongpass onpassageperegrinationperk upperpetuationperseverancepersistencepick uppickuppilgrimagepleasure tripplungeplungingprefermentproceedproceedingproficiencyprogressionprogressivenessprolongationpromotionprosperprotractionpursuanceradial motionrandom motionratere-formationreconversionrecoveryreductionreflowingrefluencerefluxregressregressionrepetitionresolutionrestorationretrogressretrogressionreversalrevivalripenripeningriserisingrollroll onrollingrolling onrotateround triprubberneck tourrunrushsafarisallysashaysetshapeshape upshiftshootshow improvementsideward motionsinksinkingskyrocketsoarsoaringspinspreadstalkstaying powersteeragewaystemstepstep forwardsternwaystirstraight coursestreamstridesubsidesubsidingsucceedsustained actionsustenanceswitchswitch overswitch-overtake offtaking placethrivetourtourismtouristrytrajecttrajettransformationtransittransitiontraveltravelingtreadtrektrendtripturnturn out wellturning intounder wayunfoldinguninterrupted courseunremittingnessupbeatupgradeupgrowthupliftuppingupswinguptrendupward mobilityupward motionvolte facevolte-facevoyagewanewaxwaywayfarewendwhirl

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More general

11 entries

Antonyms

5 entries

Synonyms

3 entries

Related terms

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coordinate

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derived

18 entries

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is a

4 entries

manner of

1 entries

related to

84 entries

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similar

4 entries

Translations

244 translations across 77 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • progres noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • προκοπή noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • προκόπτω verb (to become better or more complete)

Arabic

3 entries
  • تقدم noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • تَقَدُّم noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • تَقَدُّم noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Armenian

3 entries
  • առաջընթաց noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • առաջընթաց noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • զարգանալ verb (to become better or more complete)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • irəliləmə noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • irəliləmə noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • irəliləyiş noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • irəliləyiş noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • прагрэ́с noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Bengali

3 entries
  • উন্নতি noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • তরক্কী noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • প্রগতি noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • напре́дване noun (movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time)
  • напре́дък noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • напре́дък noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • прогре́с noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Burmese

1 entries
  • တိုးတက်ခြင်း noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Catalan

3 entries
  • avenç noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • progrés noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • progrés noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Chinese

2 entries
  • җинбу noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • 進步 /进步 noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 進步 /进步 noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 進步 /进步 noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • 進步 /进步 noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • 進行 /进行 noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Czech

3 entries
  • pokrok noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • pokrok noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • posun noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Danish

4 entries
  • fremrykning noun (movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time)
  • fremskridt noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • fremskridt noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • avancere verb (to move forward)

Dari

2 entries
  • تَرَقِّی noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • پیشْرَفْت noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Dutch

4 entries
  • voortgang noun (movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time)
  • voortgang noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • vooruitgang noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • vooruitgang noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • progreso noun (movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time)
  • progreso noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • progresi verb (to move forward)

Estonian

4 entries
  • areng noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • edenemine noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • kulg noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • progress noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Finnish

4 entries
  • edistyminen noun (movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time)
  • edistys noun (movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time)
  • edistys noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • eteneminen noun (movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time)

French

4 entries
  • amélioration noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • progrès noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • progrès noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • progresser verb (to move forward)

Galician

1 entries
  • progreso noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Georgian

3 entries
  • პროგრესი noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • წინსვლა noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • წინსვლა noun (movement onwards or forwards)

German

2 entries
  • Fortschritt noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • Fortschritt noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 noun (movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time)

Greek

4 entries
  • εξέλιξη noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • πρόοδος noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • πρόοδος noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • εξελίσσομαι verb (to move forward)

Haitian Creole

2 entries
  • pwogrè noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • pwogrè noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • הִתְקַדְּמוּת noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • הִתקַדְמוּת noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Hindi

4 entries
  • उन्नति noun (movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time)
  • उन्नति noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • उन्नति noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • तरक़्क़ी noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • előrehaladás noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • fejlődés noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • folyamat noun (movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time)
  • haladás noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • framför noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • framsókn noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Ido

1 entries
  • progreso noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Iranian Persian

3 entries
  • تَرَقّی noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • پِروگْرِس noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • پیشْرَفْت noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Irish

1 entries
  • forás noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Italian

4 entries
  • progresso noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • progresso noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • avanzare verb (to move forward)
  • progredire verb (to become better or more complete)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 進歩 noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • 進歩 noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • 進行 noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Kazakh

4 entries
  • жақсарыс noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • озықтық noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • оңалыс noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • прогресс noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Khmer

1 entries
  • វឌ្ឍន noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Korean

4 entries
  • 전진 noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • 진보 noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • 진보 noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • 진행 noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • прогресс noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Lao

1 entries
  • ຄວາມກ້າວໜ້າ noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Latin

4 entries
  • prōgressus noun (movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time)
  • prōgressus noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • prōficiō verb (to move forward)
  • prōficiō verb (to become better or more complete)

Latvian

2 entries
  • progress noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • progress noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • pažangà noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • progresas noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Luxembourgish

4 entries
  • Fortschrëtt noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • Fortschrëtt noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • Progrès noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • Progrès noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • напредок noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • напредок noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • прогрес noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • прогрес noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Malay

1 entries
  • kemajuan noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Malayalam

4 entries
  • പുരോഗതി noun (movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time)
  • പുരോഗതി noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • പുരോഗമനം noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • പുരോഗമനം noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • дэвшил noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • ᠳᠡᠪᠰᠢᠯ noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Māori

3 entries
  • kaneke noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • kauneke noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • kaunekenga verb (to become better or more complete)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • pêşketin noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • pêşveçûn noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • framgang noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Old English

1 entries
  • forþgang noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • ترقی noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Pali

1 entries
  • vaḍḍhana noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Pashto

2 entries
  • ترقي noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • پرمختګ noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Polish

3 entries
  • postęp noun (movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time)
  • postęp noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • postęp noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • progresso noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • progresso noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • progredir verb (to become better or more complete)
  • seguir verb (to move forward)

Romanian

2 entries
  • progres noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • progresa verb (to move forward)

Russian

4 entries
  • Прогресс noun (Soviet, then Russian, space capsules)
  • прогре́сс noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • прогре́сс noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • продвиже́ние noun (movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • piseach noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • nàpredak noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • nàpredak noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • prògres noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • prògres noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Slovak

1 entries
  • pokrok noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Slovene

1 entries
  • napredek noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Spanish

2 entries
  • progreso noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • progreso noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Swedish

4 entries
  • framgång noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • framryckning noun (movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time)
  • framsteg noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • framsteg noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Tagalog

4 entries
  • pagsulong noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • pagsulong noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • sasulong noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • sasulong noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Tajik

4 entries
  • пешрафт noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • прогресс noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • тараққиёт noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • тараққӣ noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Thai

4 entries
  • การพัฒนา noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • ก้าวหน้า verb (to move forward)
  • ก้าวหน้า verb (to become better or more complete)
  • พัฒนา verb (to become better or more complete)

Turkish

4 entries
  • ilerleme noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • ilerleme noun (movement onwards or forwards)
  • terakki noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • terakkiyat noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Turkmen

2 entries
  • progres noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • ýetişik noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • прогре́с noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • прогре́с noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Urdu

1 entries
  • تَرَقّی noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • تەرەققىيات noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • progress noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • taraqqiyot noun (advancement to a more developed state)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • sự tiến bộ noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • tiến bộ noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • tiến bộ noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Walloon

2 entries
  • progrès noun (advancement to a more developed state)
  • progrès noun (movement onwards or forwards)

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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There cannot be progress without communication.

Source: tatoeba (2098)

You will progress in proportion to your abilities.

Source: tatoeba (15862)

Your English has made gradual progress.

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In recent years, science has made remarkable progress.

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