advanced
adjective
[ adˈvɑːnst ]
• modern and recently developed.
• "the team developed advanced techniques for measuring and controlling the noise of the submarines"
Similar:
state-of-the-art,
new,
modern,
up to date,
up to the minute,
the newest,
the latest,
recently developed,
newly discovered,
newfangled,
ultra-modern,
futuristic,
progressive,
forward,
highly developed,
avant-garde,
ahead of the times,
pioneering,
groundbreaking,
trailblazing,
revolutionary,
innovatory,
sophisticated,
complex,
complicated,
elaborate,
intricate,
ingenious,
flash,
snazzy,
nifty,
new-fashioned,
• far on or ahead in development or progress.
• "negotiations are at an advanced stage"
• (of a clock or watch) showing a time ahead of the correct time.
• "my watch is advanced"
advance
verb
• move forwards in a purposeful way.
• "he advanced towards the dispatch box"
Similar:
move forward,
proceed,
move along,
press on,
push on,
push forward,
make progress,
make headway,
forge on,
forge ahead,
gain ground,
approach,
come closer,
move closer,
move nearer,
draw nearer,
near,
draw nigh,
• make or cause to make progress.
• "our knowledge is advancing all the time"
Similar:
promote,
further,
forward,
help,
aid,
assist,
facilitate,
boost,
strengthen,
improve,
make better,
benefit,
foster,
cultivate,
encourage,
support,
back,
progress,
make progress,
make headway,
develop,
become better,
thrive,
flourish,
prosper,
mature,
evolve,
make strides,
move ahead,
get ahead,
go places,
get somewhere,
• put forward (a theory or suggestion).
• "the hypothesis I wish to advance in this article"
Similar:
put forward,
present,
come up with,
submit,
suggest,
propose,
introduce,
put up,
offer,
proffer,
adduce,
moot,
• lend (money) to (someone).
• "the building society advanced them a loan"
Similar:
lend,
loan,
credit,
pay in advance,
supply on credit,
pay out,
put up,
come up with,
contribute,
give,
donate,
hand over,
dish out,
shell out,
fork out,
cough up,
sub,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French avance (noun), avancer (verb), from late Latin abante ‘in front’, from ab ‘from’ + ante ‘before’. The initial a- was erroneously assimilated to ad- in the 16th century.
