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progress

[prog-res, -ruhs, proh-gres, pruh-gres] / ˈprɒg rɛs, -rəs, ˈproʊ grɛs, prəˈgrɛs /
NOUN
advancement, gain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance breakthrough development evolution growth headway improvement increase momentum movement pace process rise stride
STRONG
amelioration betterment boost break buildup course dash expedition flowering hike impetus journey lunge march motion passage procession proficiency progression promotion rate tour unfolding voyage way
WEAK
anabasis evolvement ongoing step forward
Antonyms
STRONGEST
block decline decrease diminishment failure halt stagnation stoppage worsening
STRONG
hindrance whole
WEAK
deterioration retreat retrogression
VERB
move forward
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance continue keep going proceed
STRONG
dash edge lunge shoot speed travel
WEAK
cover ground forge ahead gain ground get along get on go forward make headway make strides move on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease halt stop
WEAK
back up decline decrease deteriorate retreat retrogress
VERB
improve, advance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blossom boost develop grow mature
STRONG
ameliorate better gain increase truck upgrade
WEAK
become better make first rate shape up straighten up turn over new leaf
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease halt lessen stop
STRONG
lose worsen
WEAK
back up decline deteriorate retreat retrogress

Example Sentences

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Instead, he gave a marginally more formal “update” about progress in Iran than he gives all day on social media or in quick press availabilities.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

More than 110 applications have already been submitted, with more than 50 others in progress.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

But progress “still needs to be proven over multiple quarters.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

SpaceX's Starship has continued to show progress through recent successful tests.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Leah boasted, “Our progress was a course of triumph.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.