Unscramble progress

Definition of progress

noun:

• gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge", "great progress in the arts". Synonyms: advancement.
• the act of moving forward (as toward a goal). Synonyms: advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progression. Antonyms: retreat.
• a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops". Synonyms: advance, progression.

verb:

• develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school", "My plants are coming along", "Plans are shaping up". Synonyms: advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, shape up. Antonyms: regress.
• move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on". Synonyms: advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on. Antonyms: recede.
• form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly", "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border". Synonyms: build, build up, work up.

Related words

career, climb, edge, elapse, encroach, forge, forwarding, furtherance, head, headway, impinge, inch, infringe, lapse, leapfrog, march, overhaul, overtake, pass, penetrate, promotion, push, ratchet, stride, string, workflow.

Rhymes with

abscess, access, address, angriness, bashfulness, carefulness, excess, faithfulness, grumpiness, headdress, impress, letterpress, outguess, overdress, pensiveness, process, process, watercress.