progression

English Thesaurus

1. the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	motion, move, movement,
definition	:	the act of changing location from one place to another (noun.act)

hyponym	:	push,
definition	:	an effort to advance (noun.act)

hyponym	:	career, life history,
definition	:	the general progression of your working or professional life (noun.act)

hyponym	:	march,
definition	:	a steady advance (noun.act)

hyponym	:	clear sailing, easy going, plain sailing,
definition	:	easy unobstructed progress (noun.act)

hyponym	:	leapfrog,
definition	:	advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors (noun.act)

2. a movement forward (noun.event)

hypernym	:	change of location, travel,
definition	:	a movement through space that changes the location of something (noun.event)

hyponym	:	head, headway,
definition	:	forward movement (noun.event)

3. a series with a definite pattern of advance (noun.group)

hypernym	:	series,
definition	:	similar things placed in order or happening one after another (noun.group)

hyponym	:	arithmetic progression,
definition	:	(mathematics) a progression in which a constant is added to each term in order to obtain the next term (noun.group)

hyponym	:	geometric progression,
definition	:	(mathematics) a progression in which each term is multiplied by a constant in order to obtain the next term (noun.group)

hyponym	:	harmonic progression,
definition	:	(mathematics) a progression of terms whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression (noun.group)

4. the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) (noun.act)

antonym	:	retreat,
definition	:	the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) (noun.act)

derivation	:	advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up,
definition	:	develop in a positive way (verb.change)

derivation	:	advance,
definition	:	develop further (verb.change)

derivation	:	advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress,
definition	:	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense (verb.motion)

derivation	:	advance, bring forward,
definition	:	cause to move forward (verb.motion)

derivation	:	continue, go forward, proceed,
definition	:	move ahead; travel onward in time or space (verb.motion)

5. a movement forward (noun.event)

derivation	:	advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress,
definition	:	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense (verb.motion)

derivation	:	advance, advanced, in advance,
definition	:	situated ahead or going before (adj.all)

6. the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) (noun.act)

antonym	:	retreat,
definition	:	the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) (noun.act)

derivation	:	advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up,
definition	:	develop in a positive way (verb.change)

derivation	:	advance,
definition	:	develop further (verb.change)

derivation	:	advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress,
definition	:	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense (verb.motion)

derivation	:	advance, bring forward,
definition	:	cause to move forward (verb.motion)

derivation	:	continue, go forward, proceed,
definition	:	move ahead; travel onward in time or space (verb.motion)

7. a movement forward (noun.event)

derivation	:	advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress,
definition	:	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense (verb.motion)

derivation	:	advance, advanced, in advance,
definition	:	situated ahead or going before (adj.all)