advancing
Going ahead steadily
Advancing describes forward movement or progress.
Troops advance toward enemy positions; technology advances over decades.
An advancing army, an advancing storm, an advancing deadline—all suggest something approaching.
The word often implies improvement or promotion: an advancing career, advancing age.
To advance a cause is to further it; to advance money is to provide it ahead of time.
Developing toward completion
- agingGrowing older over time
- ripeningBecoming ready to eat
- developingBecoming more advanced
- growingIncreasing or enlarging
seasoning · mellowing · progressing · coming-of-age · greying · senior · eldercare · wisdom
Onward in direction
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- growthIncrease in size
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- headwayForward progress achieved
progression · improvement · escalation · expansion · increment · continuation · proceeding · unfolding
Causing displeasure or attack-oriented
- assaultViolent offensive act
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
thrust · frontline · incursion · push · breakthrough · flanking · encirclement · siege
Expressing intent to harm
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- encroachingGradually intruding on territory
- approachingComing toward something
- loomingAppearing threateningly close
oncoming · incoming · pressing · impending · menacing · intimidating · confrontational · aggressive
Creating something original
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- inventionNew device or method
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
development · prototype · cutting-edge · emerging · pioneering · state-of-the-art · next-generation · automation
Rank increase or publicity
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
upskilling · succession · ladder-climbing · aspiration · credentials · qualifications · professionalism · expertise
maturing
Developing toward completion
- agingGrowing older over time
- ripeningBecoming ready to eat
- developingBecoming more advanced
growing · seasoning · mellowing · progressing · coming-of-age · greying · senior · eldercare · wisdom · experience
forward
Onward in direction
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- growthIncrease in size
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
headway · progression · improvement · escalation · expansion · increment · continuation · proceeding · unfolding · extension
offensive
Causing displeasure or attack-oriented
- assaultViolent offensive act
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
deployment · thrust · frontline · incursion · push · breakthrough · flanking · encirclement · siege · ambush
threatening
Expressing intent to harm
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- encroachingGradually intruding on territory
- approachingComing toward something
looming · oncoming · incoming · pressing · impending · menacing · intimidating · confrontational · aggressive
innovation
Creating something original
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- inventionNew device or method
research · development · prototype · cutting-edge · emerging · pioneering · state-of-the-art · next-generation · automation · digitization
promotion
Rank increase or publicity
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
mentorship · upskilling · succession · ladder-climbing · aspiration · credentials · qualifications · professionalism · expertise · recruitment
- playoffsbracket, brackets, elimination, playoff bracket, playoff game
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- advocacypetition, advocating, protest sign, championing, picket sign
- approachingapproaching, nearing, coming, closing in, incoming
- forward motionwalking, running, jogging, sprinting, marching
- increasesincrease, rise, gain, boost, hike
advancingretreating
Moving back from advance
receding · withdrawing · backing · reversing · pulling back
advancingdeclining
Decreasing in strength
regressing · deteriorating · regressive · worsening · stagnating
advancingretreating
Moving back from advance
withdrawing · falling back · pulling back · fleeing · disengaging
- advancing the ballMoving play toward opponent's goal
advance, advantage, advanced, advancement, advances, advancements, advance guard, advancers