giant strides

NOUN

progression

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advancement breakthrough evolution

STRONG

advance amelioration betterment boost break development furtherance growth headway improvement promotion

WEAK

evolvement forward march getting ahead going forward step forward

Antonyms

STRONGEST

halt stoppage

STRONG

block decline decrease failure hindrance impediment stagnation worsening

NOUN

quantum leap

Synonyms

WEAK

abrupt change advance breakthrough inspiration jump leaps and bounds quantum jump radical change transilience

Example Sentences

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“These are still small steps in tonnage, but giant strides in independence,” Innes observed.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025

But Ratan Tata was keen to “internationalise in giant strides, not in token, incremental steps”, Ms Goldstein pointed out.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2024

They work extremely hard and have made giant strides in elevating the lives of our children.

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2022

“We need to be taking giant strides, and they just have not materialized,” Mr. Daffern added.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2022

Her little feet could make no headway at all against Robbie’s giant strides.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov