PROGRESS as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • gradual improvement or growth or development
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • advancement of knowledge
    • great progress in the arts
    Hypernyms(s) progress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the act of moving forward toward a goal
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) progress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a movement forward
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he listened for the progress of the troops
    Hypernyms(s) progress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

PROGRESS as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • develop in a positive way
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He progressed well in school
    • My plants are coming along
    • Plans are shaping up
    Hypernyms(s) progress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • form or accumulate steadily
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Resistance to the manager’’s plan built up quickly
    • Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
    Hypernyms(s) progress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Time marches on
    Hypernyms(s) progress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)