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VERB

advance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accelerate achieve move up progress promote propel speed storm

STRONG

conquer dispatch drive elevate hasten launch march proceed quicken skyrocket

WEAK

bring forward come forward continue ahead forge ahead gain ground get ahead get green light get there get with it go ahead go forth go forward go great guns go places go to town make headway make the scene move on move onward press on push ahead push on send forward step forward

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hinder

STRONG

cease halt hold keep retard stop

WEAK

back down decrease hesitate recede retreat retrogress take back turn withdraw yield

Example Sentences

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Some of the crew will remain on the ship, which will continue on to the Netherlands.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

His hope was that if a young person gets hooked on the beauty of math and enjoys education, they won’t quit high school as he did, and their life will continue on a positive path.

From Slate • May 2, 2026

"We will continue on this path to liberate the last inch of Lebanon," she said.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

I think that the best thing I can do is sell my rental home and continue on the same path.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Then we can just continue on our way and I won’t have to have any “Who was that girl?” conversations later with my dad.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

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