advancements

NOUN

promotion, progress

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance growth improvement upgrading

STRONG

amelioration betterment elevation gain headway preference preferment rise

WEAK

prelation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease failure stagnation

STRONG

worsening

WEAK

cessation decline descent downfall halt regression retreat retrogression return reversion stop stoppage

NOUN

forward movement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance progress

STRONG

gain headway march progression

WEAK

anabasis

Antonyms

WEAK

cessation decline descent downfall halt regression retreat retrogression return reversion stop stoppage

Example Sentences

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Advancements in machine learning, in turn, spurred more complex game-play features.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Advancements in artificial intelligence have also led companies to try to do more with fewer workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Advancements in AI have made it easier to generate digital clones of models or virtual people who don’t exist in real life.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2025

Advancements in the chemical study of bones and teeth allowed researchers to re-examine the remains.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

Advancements are for the most part the work of chance," he said; "but, in spite of some terrible experiences, these last years have been the most interesting of my life.

From The Eichhofs A Romance by Reichenbach, Moritz von