push ahead

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 continue on 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 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

VERB

get along

Synonyms

WEAK

advance be off go go away leave march move move off move on proceed progress take a hike

Antonyms

WEAK

argue arrive bicker cease halt stop

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push ahead

No one forced him to keep all of this buried and push ahead, assuming that his charisma could pull him through.

From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2026

After years of underperformance, he thinks the time for them to push ahead is long overdue.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026

He was agreeable to the idea, he says, but didn't push ahead until meeting executive producer Jonathan Nolan.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025

Citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg reported Thursday that Anta was working with an adviser to evaluate a bid, and could team up with a private-equity firm if it decided to push ahead with the move.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

I’m on a roll, so I decide to push ahead.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan

push ahead

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