furthers

Helps move along

Furthers is the third-person singular of further, meaning to advance or promote something: She furthers her career by networking, The grant furthers our research goals.

The verb further implies active effort to help something progress or succeed, distinct from the adverb further (meaning additional distance or extent).

advocacy

promotes

Advocates or elevates

championsContest winners, top performers
supportsSustains or reinforces
endorsesGives public support to

advocates · encourages · bolsters · upholds · fosters · nurtures · strengthens · reinforces · sustains · cultivates

advancement

propel

Force into motion

accelerateIncrease in velocity
expediteSpeed up a process
advanceMove or progress forward

push · drive · forward · proceed · progress · facilitate · spur · stimulate · promote · boost

development

growth

Increase in size

innovationCreating something original
researchSystematic fact-finding effort
educationSystematic development of mind

knowledge · understanding · learning · progress · evolution · improvement · expansion · maturation · cultivation · enrichment

goals

ambition

Desire for achievement

objectivePurpose or goal
aimPurpose or direction
missionPurpose-driven task

agenda · cause · purpose · endeavor · pursuit · initiative · aspiration · interest · career · plan

Opposites

progress and advancement

furthershinders

Creates obstacles for

impedes · obstructs · blocks · thwarts · hampers

support and assistance

furthersundermines

Weakens by stealth

damages · harms · hurts · discourages · sabotages

Phrases

without further adoWith no more delay
until further notice
further along
further readingRecommended sources for continuation
further down the line
further educationPost-secondary non-university learning

Family

further, furthest, furthermore, furtherance, furthering, furthered

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G