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headway
[hed-wey] 
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headway
[hed-wey]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | progress |
| Synonyms: | advance, advancement, anabasis, ground, improvement, increase, march, proficiency, progression, promotion, way |
| Antonyms: | block, hindrance, stoppage |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | improvement, progress in development |
| Synonyms: | advancement, amelioration, betterment, boost, break*, breakthrough, buildup, development, enrichment, furtherance, gain, go-ahead, growth, headway, increase, progress, promotion, rise, step, up, upgrade, upping |
| Antonyms: | block, failure, impediment, recession, stagnation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | advancement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | promotion, progress |
| Synonyms: | advance, amelioration, betterment, elevation, gain, growth, headway, improvement, preference, preferment, prelation, rise, upgrading |
| Antonyms: | cessation, decline, descent, downfall, regression, retreat, retrogression, stoppage |
| Main Entry: | advancement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | forward movement |
| Synonyms: | advance, anabasis, gain, headway, march, progress, progression |
| Antonyms: | cessation, decline, descent, halt, retreat, retrogression, return, reversion, stop, stoppage |
| Main Entry: | gain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | acquisition, winnings |
| Synonyms: | accretion, accrual, accumulation, achievement, addition, advance, advancement, advantage, attainment, benefit, boost, buildup, cut, dividend, earnings, emolument, gravy, growth, headway, hike, improvement, income, increase, increment, lucre, payoff, proceeds, produce, profit, progress, receipts, return, rise, share, take, up*, upping, velvet*, yield |
| Antonyms: | expenditure, forfeit, forfeiture, loss, waste |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | leeway |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | room to move, grow |
| Synonyms: | elbow room, extent, headway, latitude, margin, play, scope, space |
| Main Entry: | proficiency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability, skillfulness |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, advance, advancement, aptitude, chops, competence, dexterity, efficiency, expertise, expertness, facility, formula, green thumb, headway, knack*, know-how, knowledge, learning, makings, mastery, moxie*, oil, progress, right stuff, savvy*, skill, stuff, talent, what it takes |
| Antonyms: | clumsiness, inability, incompetence, ineptness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | progress |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advancement, gain |
| Synonyms: | advance, amelioration, anabasis, betterment, boost, break, breakthrough, buildup, course, dash, development, evolution, evolvement, expedition, flowering, growth, headway, hike, impetus, improvement, increase, journey, lunge, march, momentum, motion, movement, ongoing, pace, passage, process, procession, proficiency, progression, promotion, rate, rise, step forward, stride, tour, unfolding, voyage, way |
| Antonyms: | decline, decrease, deterioration, retreat, retrogression |
| Main Entry: | progression |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | progress |
| Synonyms: | advance, advancement, amelioration, betterment, boost, break, breakthrough, development, evolution, evolvement, forward march, furtherance, getting ahead, giant strides, going forward, growth, headway, improvement, promotion, step forward |
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