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making progress

NOUN

development

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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 advancing augmenting elaborating evolvement evolving increasing maturing ongoing perfecting reinforcing unraveling upgrowth upping

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease halt retreat retrogression stoppage

STRONG

lessening reduction shrinkage stagnation withdrawal

NOUN

unfolding

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flowering

STRONG

addition adulthood advance advancement advancing 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 ongoing upgrowth

Antonyms

STRONG

decline decrease diminishment failure halt lessening loss reduction retreat retrogression shrinkage stagnation stop stoppage subtraction withdrawal

Example Sentences

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“It’s pretty painful, but I’m making progress day by day.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Greenland's leader suggested this week that the working group was making progress.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

China is also making progress on the development, though the extent of its effort remains unclear.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The company is also making progress on several new aims, including open distribution and advertising, which it expects to drive better outcomes for fans and boost revenue in the future, Baker said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

No medieval natural philosopher had a view of natural science as making progress, and no medieval natural philosopher was engaged in research, if we understand that to mean the gathering of relevant new information.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

making progress

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