Other Words for Progress

Progress Noun Synonyms
advancement, advance, promotion, improvement, betterment, elevation, rise, development, furtherance
Her progress in the company might have been impeded by the fact that she was a woman.

advance, improve, get well, get better, develop, grow, expand, increase, evolve, mature, ripen, burgeon or bourgeon, amplify, enlarge, spread, extend, broaden, rise, move up, upgrade
Sarah's condition progressed to the point where she could get out of bed. Christmas sales of the new toy are progressing nicely. In only ten years, Michael progressed to a directorship in the company.

advance, move or go (forwards or onwards), proceed, continue, go or forge ahead, go or move along, make (one's) way, make headway, travel, go or push or press on
Throughout the 19th century wagon trains of pioneers progressed across the prairies to settle the American West. I haven't progressed far enough in my reading to say whether I like the book or not.

(forward) movement, going forward, progression, advance, headway, advancement
Progress through the dense underbrush was very slow.

Progress Verb Synonyms
advancement, course, development, growth, expansion, increase, evolution, maturation, ripening, burgeoning or bourgeoning, amplification, enlargement, spread, extension, broadening, promotion, furtherance, advance, encouragement
Our publishing credo is that every book must contribute to the progress of culture or knowledge.

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Mature / Rise / Travel / Spread

Reasonable Academic Progress (RAP)

Lifestyle / College / Reasonable Academic Progress (RAP): the South Carolina Lottery Tuition Assistance has its own academic progress standards called Reasonable Academic Progress (RAP). Students must satisfy the RAP requirements listed below in order to be MORE

Progressive Wave

Science / Tides and Currents / Progressive Wave: A wave that advances in distance along the sea surface or at some intermediate depth. Although the wave form itself travels significant distances, the water particles that make up the wave merely desc MORE

Line Of Progression

Business / Human Resources (HR) / Line Of Progression: A series of related jobs in a promotional sequence generally starting with less difficult, lower-paying jobs and progressing to more difficult, higher-paying jobs. Often, the lower jobs provide requir MORE

Progressive Tax

Business / Taxes / Progressive Tax: In a progressive, or graduated, income tax system, taxpayers with higher incomes are taxed at higher rates that those with lower incomes. Those in favor of this approach say that the greatest tax burd MORE

Secondary Progressions

Science / Astrology / Secondary Progressions: See 'Progressions.' MORE

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)

Lifestyle / College / Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP): SAP is required by all programs except South Carolina Lottery Tuition Assistance to ensure that students who are receiving federal and state aid are making measurable progress toward completion of a d MORE