advancements
Gains in development
Advancements are forward movements or improvements, especially in position, status, or development.
Career advancement means promotion or professional progress: She worked hard for her advancement in the company.
The word also covers progress in fields like science or technology: Recent advancements in medicine have extended life expectancy.
Advancement without the plural often refers to the act of advancing something: the advancement of human rights.
Act of finding something
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- findingsConclusions from investigation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
hypothesis · methodology · peer review · publication · scholarship · laboratory · clinical · theoretical
Progress toward maturity
- improvementPositive change in quality
- growthIncrease in size
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
enhancement · refinement · breakthroughs · strides · leaps · gains · milestones · forward
Machines mimicking human thought
- machine learningAlgorithms that improve from data
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- quantum computingCalculation using subatomic phenomena
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
cybersecurity · biotechnology · nanotechnology · automation · cloud computing · data analytics · virtual reality · augmented reality
Rank increase or publicity
- ladderPortable climbing frame
- raiseLift or increase
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
recognition · ascent · mobility · executive · managerial · professional · opportunity · merit
Manufactured therapeutic substances
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
gene therapy · surgical techniques · diagnostics · prosthetics · stem cell · clinical trials · treatment · therapeutics
discovery
Act of finding something
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- findingsConclusions from investigation
experimentation · hypothesis · methodology · peer review · publication · scholarship · laboratory · clinical · theoretical · empirical
development
Progress toward maturity
- improvementPositive change in quality
- growthIncrease in size
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
maturation · enhancement · refinement · breakthroughs · strides · leaps · gains · milestones · forward · momentum
artificial intelligence
Machines mimicking human thought
- machine learningAlgorithms that improve from data
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- quantum computingCalculation using subatomic phenomena
blockchain · cybersecurity · biotechnology · nanotechnology · automation · cloud computing · data analytics · virtual reality · augmented reality · 3D printing
promotion
Rank increase or publicity
achievement · recognition · ascent · mobility · executive · managerial · professional · opportunity · merit · tenure
pharmaceuticals
Manufactured therapeutic substances
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
antibiotics · gene therapy · surgical techniques · diagnostics · prosthetics · stem cell · clinical trials · treatment · therapeutics · precision medicine
- career builderseducation, skills, experience, credentials, hard work
- progression systemsskill points, talent points, techs, skills, talents
- next big thingsstartups, emerging markets, rising stars, trending topics, game changers
advancementssetbacks
Reversals of progress
regressions · declines · deteriorations · reversals · retrogressions
advancementsdemotions
Reductions in rank
downgrades · relegations · degradations · dismissals · busts
advancementsretreats
Backs off or sanctuaries
withdrawals · reverses · pullbacks · retrogressions · recessions
- career advancementProfessional upward mobility
- technological advancementsImprovements in applied science
- medical advancementsProgress in treating disease
- scientific advancementsProgress through systematic research
- advancement opportunitiesPotential for career progression
- technical advancementsProgress in applied sciences