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Synonyms of advance

17 similar words · 4 opposite words

Another word for advance is promote. Other synonyms of advance are honor, uplift, elevate, exalt and raise. The opposite of advance is regress.

Synonyms and similar words for advance

verbTo raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.

  • elevateTo promote (someone) to a higher rank.
  • exaltTo raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.
  • raiseTo promote.
  • aggrandize
  • dignifyTo exalt in rank.
  • ennobleTo bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
  • honorTo confer (bestow) an honour or privilege upon (someone).
  • nobilitateTo make noble; to ennoble; to exalt.
  • promoteTo raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
  • upliftTo raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual, or emotional level.
  • prefer datedTo advance, promote (someone or something).

verbTo make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten.

  • accelerateTo hasten, as the occurrence of an event.

verbTo put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose.

  • adduceTo bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case.
  • allege

verbTo raise; to lift or elevate.

  • heightenTo advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.

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Opposite of advance

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nounAntonym(s) of “forward move”.

Meaning of advance

  1. verb To help the progress of (something); to further.
  2. verb To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.
  3. verb To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.

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Questions about synonyms of advance

What is another word for advance?
Advance has 17 synonyms on Word.ws, such as promote, honor, uplift, elevate, exalt, raise, ennoble and dignify.
What is the opposite of advance?
The opposite of advance is regress.
What does advance mean?
Advance means to help the progress of (something); to further.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: advance (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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