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advancing

ADJECTIVE
aggressive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
combative contentious destructive intrusive threatening
WEAK
antipathetic assailing attacking barbaric bellicose disruptive disturbing encroaching hawkish intruding invading martial militant offensive pugnacious quarrelsome rapacious warlike
Antonyms
WEAK
calm complaisant easygoing laid-back
ADJECTIVE
approaching
Synonyms
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coming imminent impending
WEAK
at hand convergent drawing near moving closer
Antonyms
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distant later
WEAK
passing receding remote
ADJECTIVE
broadening
Synonyms
STRONG
enlightening enriching expanding improving refining
WEAK
cultural developmental educational
ADJECTIVE
coming
Synonyms
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anticipated expected forthcoming impending subsequent
STRONG
aspiring close converging deserving docking due fated foreseen future instant marked near nearing oncoming ordained predestined preparing progressing pursuing
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about to happen almost on one at hand certain drawing near en route eventual gaining upon getting near immediate imminent in prospect in store in the offing in the wind in view next nigh prospective running after to-be up-and-coming
Antonyms
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distant
STRONG
away far gone past
ADJECTIVE
continuing
Synonyms
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chronic enduring lasting
STRONG
maintaining persevering persisting progressing pursuing sustaining
WEAK
carrying-on permanent
Antonyms
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temporary
ADJECTIVE
cultural
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artistic developmental
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adorning beautifying beneficial broadening civilizing constructive corrective dignifying disciplining edifying educative elevating ennobling enriching expanding glorifying helpful humane humanizing influential inspirational instructive learned liberal liberalizing nurturing ornamenting polishing promoting raising refined refining regenerative socializing stimulating uplifting widening
ADJECTIVE
cumulative
Synonyms
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aggregate increasing
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accumulative additive additory amassed augmenting chain collective heaped heightening increscent intensifying magnifying multiplying snowballing summative
Antonyms
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decreasing subtracting
ADJECTIVE
en route
Synonyms
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bound driving en voyage entrained flying heading toward in passage in transit making headway midway on the road pressing on progressing traveling
Antonyms
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derailed detained off the path sidetracked
ADJECTIVE
enterprising
Synonyms
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adventurous ambitious aspiring daring dashing diligent hardworking industrious intrepid
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active aggressive alert audacious bold busy coming on strong craving driving eager enthusiastic go ahead go-go gumptious hard ball hungry hustling itching keen lively lusting peppy progressive pushing ready self-starting snappy spanking spark plug spirited stirring takeover up-and-coming venturesome vigorous yearning zealous zippy
Antonyms
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cowardly inactive lazy lethargic meek timid unadventurous
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passive unambitious unenthused unimaginative unresourceful
ADJECTIVE
increasing
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accelerating deepening escalating growing intensifying
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accentuating building emphasizing heightening sharpening
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building up dominant
ADJECTIVE
long-lived
Synonyms
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durable long-lasting
WEAK
abiding carrying-on chronic enduring lasting long-standing maintaining old perdurable perennial permanent persevering persistent persisting progressing pursuing sustaining
ADJECTIVE
maturing
Synonyms
STRONG
aging blossoming consummating developing evolving growing mellowing perfecting preparing sprouting sweetening
WEAK
growing up
Antonyms
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declining dying fading
ADJECTIVE
moving
Synonyms
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changing shifting
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climbing evolving flying going jumping progressing roaming roving running traversing walking
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motile movable nomadic portable unfixed unstable unsteadfast unsteady
Antonyms
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fixed immobile permanent stationary unmoving
ADJECTIVE
nearing
Synonyms
STRONG
approximating coming impending threatening
WEAK
forthcoming imminent oncoming upcoming
Antonyms
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departing gone leaving past
ADJECTIVE
oncoming
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approaching onrushing
STRONG
coming
WEAK
expected forthcoming imminent looming nearing upcoming
Antonyms
WEAK
past preceding
ADJECTIVE
ongoing
Synonyms
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continuing current growing open-ended successful
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developing evolving extant heading in process in progress marching progressing unfinished unfolding
Antonyms
WEAK
incontinuous infrequent intermittent stopping
ADJECTIVE
perdurable
Synonyms
WEAK
abiding carrying-on chronic durable enduring lasting long-lasting long-lived long-standing maintaining old perennial permanent persevering persistent persisting progressing pursuing sustaining
ADJECTIVE
progressive
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growing progressing
STRONG
accelerating continuing developing escalating evolving improving increasing intensifying
WEAK
advanced continuous dynamic enterprising go ahead graduated moving forward ongoing up-and-coming up-to-date
ADJECTIVE
revolutionary
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contemporary innovative modern radical
STRONG
avant-garde developing latest left novel
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advanced cutting edge forward-looking just out open-minded state-of-the-art up-and-coming
Antonyms
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old old-fashioned
ADJECTIVE
rising
Synonyms
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ascending climbing growing increasing soaring spiraling surging
STRONG
emerging mounting skyrocketing
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going up upsurging
ADJECTIVE
thriving
Synonyms
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booming burgeoning developing flourishing growing healthy prosperous robust wealthy
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arrived blooming cooking progressing prospering roaring rolling
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doing well going strong have it made have the wherewithal home free on top of heap prolific rich sitting pretty
Antonyms
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failing infirm poor unhealthy
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declining languishing losing
ADJECTIVE
underway
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afoot ongoing
WEAK
begun commenced in progress initiated moving started undertaken
Antonyms
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halted stopped
ADVERB
ahead
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advanced along before earlier forward
STRONG
beforehand forwards onward onwards
WEAK
ante antecedently at an advantage at the head first fore foremost in the foreground in the lead leading on precedent precedently preceding previous progressing to the fore
Antonyms
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behind
NOUN
development
Synonyms
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advancement evolution expansion improvement increase progress
STRONG
addition adulthood advance augmentation boost buildup chrysalis developing enlargement flowering hike maturation maturity ontogenesis ontogeny progression reinforcement ripening spread spreading unfolding
WEAK
adding to augmenting elaborating evolvement evolving increasing making progress maturing ongoing perfecting reinforcing unraveling upgrowth upping
Antonyms
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decline decrease halt retreat retrogression stoppage
STRONG
lessening reduction shrinkage stagnation withdrawal
NOUN
suggesting
Synonyms
STRONG
counseling moving offering prompting proposing recommending submitting tendering
NOUN
unfolding
Synonyms
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flowering
STRONG
addition adulthood advance advancement augmentation augmenting boost buildup developing elaborating enlargement evolution evolving expansion growth hike improvement increase increasing maturation maturing maturity perfecting progress progression reinforcement reinforcing ripening spread spreading unraveling upping
WEAK
adding to evolvement making progress ongoing upgrowth
Antonyms
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decline decrease diminishment failure halt lessening loss reduction retreat retrogression shrinkage stagnation stop stoppage subtraction withdrawal

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In 2017, Lindstrom received the Civil Liberties Award from the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon for his work advancing civil rights and liberties.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Outside the courtroom, Musk was advancing on other fronts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

"NASA's commitment to advancing spaceflight computing is a triumph of technical achievement and collaboration."

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

After fleeing Russia's advancing army and resettling in the central industrial hub of Dnipro, Ukrainian worker Anatoliy Synkov had no trouble finding a job.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The fire’s advancing glow is brighter, higher than ever.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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