progression
Step by step advance
Progression is forward movement or advancement through stages.
A career progression moves from junior to senior roles.
A chord progression in music is a sequence of harmonies.
In mathematics, a progression is a series following a pattern: arithmetic progression, geometric progression.
The word emphasizes orderly, step-by-step development rather than sudden change: the progression of the disease, a natural progression from student to professional.
Rank increase or publicity
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- climbAscend using effort
- riseMove to higher position
- ascentUpward movement
ladder · elevation · breakthrough · upgrade · step-up · headway · momentum · stride
Distinct periods or platforms
- phasesDistinct periods in sequence
- stepsSequential actions in process
- continuumUninterrupted, gradual sequence
- successionFollowing in order
order · timeline · chronology · chain · flow · trajectory · course · path
Agreement or musical blend
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- circle of fifthsKey relationships shown circularly
turnaround · bridge · verse · chorus · movement · passage · transition · key change
Ordered succession of elements
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- arithmeticMathematics of basic operations
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- recursionProcess invoking itself
convergence · limit · summation · induction · indexing · term · nth · infinite
Seed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- bloomingProducing flowers now
ripening · thriving · development · expansion · proliferation · cultivation · nurturing · maturation
Educational program's content plan
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- skill-buildingDeveloping new competencies
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
coaching · mastery · scaffolding · milestones · proficiency · competency · levels · certification
Species changing over generations
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
developmental stages · metamorphosis · life cycle · ontogeny · maturation · aging · senescence · puberty
Increase in degree
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
- accelerationRate velocity changes
heightening · worsening · aggravation · exacerbation · snowballing · ratcheting · spiraling · mounting
promotion
Rank increase or publicity
ascent · ladder · elevation · breakthrough · upgrade · step-up · headway · momentum · stride · betterment
stages
Distinct periods or platforms
- phasesDistinct periods in sequence
- stepsSequential actions in process
- continuumUninterrupted, gradual sequence
succession · order · timeline · chronology · chain · flow · trajectory · course · path · arc
harmony
Agreement or musical blend
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
circle of fifths · turnaround · bridge · verse · chorus · movement · passage · transition · key change · dominant
sequence
Ordered succession of elements
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- arithmeticMathematics of basic operations
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
recursion · convergence · limit · summation · induction · indexing · term · nth · infinite · finite
germination
Seed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
blooming · ripening · thriving · development · expansion · proliferation · cultivation · nurturing · maturation · unfolding
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- skill-buildingDeveloping new competencies
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
mentorship · coaching · mastery · scaffolding · milestones · proficiency · competency · levels · certification · grading
evolution
Species changing over generations
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- speciationFormation of distinct species
phylogeny · developmental stages · metamorphosis · life cycle · ontogeny · maturation · aging · senescence · puberty · differentiation
intensification
Increase in degree
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
acceleration · heightening · worsening · aggravation · exacerbation · snowballing · ratcheting · spiraling · mounting · compounding
- rankingsrankings, first, college rankings, second, third
- game developmentgame engine, game design, game engines, game designer, rendering
- skill masteryskill mastery, skills, skill development, proficiency, proficiency levels
- cascadesfalls, flow, pour, torrent, rush
- stagesbeginning, start, end, finish, middle
- chord progressionschord change, twelve-bar blues, twelve bar blues, turnaround, vamp
progressionregression
Return to former state
retrogression · retreat · reversal · reverse · reversion
progressionregression
Return to former state
decline · deterioration · decay · degeneracy · degradation
progressionstagnation
Absence of flow or progress
standstill · stasis · immobility · inertia · motionlessness
- progressive left
- progressive valuesSocially reformist political beliefs
- geometric progressionSeries multiplying by constant
- progressive rockComplex, extended rock music
- progressive lensesLineless multifocal corrective lenses
- chord progressionSequence of tonal changes