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

Example Sentences

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Trump has said he plans to push ahead with plans to announce Powell’s replacement by the end of January.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

He also promised to push ahead with reforming the welfare system, which he said had "trapped people in poverty" and "wrote young people off as too ill to work".

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

The row escalated again on Monday when China slammed Japan's decision to push ahead with the planned deployment of missiles on Yonaguni following a visit to the island by Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

The good news came a few minutes later: The software firm planned to push ahead with Prapakaran’s application.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 15, 2025

No one shrieks or tries to push ahead.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

push ahead

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