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progressed

VERB

move forward

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance continue keep going proceed

STRONG

dash edge lunge shoot speed travel

WEAK

cover ground forge ahead gain ground get along get on go forward make headway make strides move on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease halt stop

WEAK

back up decline decrease deteriorate retreat retrogress

VERB

improve, advance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blossom boost develop grow mature

STRONG

ameliorate better gain increase truck upgrade

WEAK

become better make first rate shape up straighten up turn over new leaf

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease halt lessen stop

STRONG

lose worsen

WEAK

back up decline deteriorate retreat retrogress

Example Sentences

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Despite qualifying for seven World Cups, they have never progressed beyond the group stage.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Although the octopuses did not always choose the shortest path, they became faster at reaching the correct location as the trials progressed.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

The review of the Arsenal squad will come in the summer but this team has progressed so much from the one that Arteta took over in 2019.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

He smiled and waved as the ceremony progressed.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

But we live on a moving platform, the Earth, which every six months has progressed from one end of its orbit to the other, a distance of 300,000,000 kilometers.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan