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 that seek to end the friction of reality — the freak occurrences, edge cases and bum luck of a given day — ultimately sap the world of excitement and color.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Advancements in electric ovens—particularly those from Swedish company PizzaMaster—have enabled this recent expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

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

Monsieur, eder de Quart or de Terse, dey be both French and Italian: den for your Parades, Degagements, your Advancements, your Eloynements and Retierments, dey be de same.

From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II by Summers, Montague