Antonyms for make headway
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : hed-wey |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛdˌweɪ |
- abbreviate
- back down
- back up
- cease
- complete
- condemn
- decline
- decrease
- depart
- desist
- deteriorate
- discontinue
- end
- exit
- fail
- fall
- finish
- go
- halt
- hesitate
- hinder
- hold
- ignore
- keep
- land
- leave
- lose
- mismanage
- move
- quit
- recede
- reduce
- refuse
- reject
- remain
- retard
- retreat
- retrogress
- shorten
- stay
- stop
- take back
- turn
- wait
- walk
- withdraw
- worsen
- yield
Definition of make headway
Origin :- c.1300, "main road, highway," from Old English heafodweg (see head (adj.) + way). Sense of "motion forward" first attested 1748, short for ahead-way; ultimately nautical (cf. leeway).
- As in progress : verb move forward
- As in sail : verb travel through water, air; glide
- As in cover ground : verb make good time
- As in come on : verb advance, progress
- As in continue : verb persist, carry on
- As in advance : verb move something forward, often quickly
- As in fare : verb get along; turn out
- We could make headway only by keeping very close to the bank.
- Extract from : « A Canyon Voyage » by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
- They found, however, that it was no easy matter to make headway.
- Extract from : « Through Three Campaigns » by G. A. Henty
- But the praetorian guard, faithful to me, was unable to make headway.
- Extract from : « "Unto Caesar" » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
- He threw it over, and met the boat with the helm when she began to make headway.
- Extract from : « Down South » by Oliver Optic
- It was satisfactory to find that we did make headway, though slowly.
- Extract from : « The Three Lieutenants » by W.H.G. Kingston
- Slugs like it, but do not make headway against it in many gardens.
- Extract from : « The Children's Book of Gardening » by Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
- It seems to me it will be wiser in me not to try to make headway at Shrewsbury.
- Extract from : « The Note-Books of Samuel Butler » by Samuel Butler
- It seemed as though she would not be able to make headway with her one wheel, but she did.
- Extract from : « Anne » by Constance Fenimore Woolson
- The wind had increased, and it was all we could do to make headway against it.
- Extract from : « Farthest North » by Fridtjof Nansen
- The ice was so glare that it was with difficulty the large animal could make headway at all.
- Extract from : « Canadian Wilds » by Martin Hunter
Synonyms for make headway
- abide
- accelerate
- achieve
- advance
- boat
- bring forward
- captain
- carry forward
- cast anchor
- cast off
- come forward
- conquer
- continue
- continue ahead
- continue on
- cover ground
- cross
- cruise
- dart
- dash
- develop
- dispatch
- do
- draw out
- drift
- drive
- edge
- elevate
- embark
- endure
- extend
- flit
- float
- fly
- forge ahead
- gain
- gain ground
- get ahead
- get along
- get by
- get green light
- get on
- get on with it
- get there
- get under way
- get with it
- go
- go ahead
- go forth
- go forward
- go great guns
- go on
- go places
- go to town
- handle
- hang in
- happen
- hasten
- hie
- improve
- increase
- journey
- keep at
- keep going
- keep on
- keep on truckin'
- keep the ball rolling
- keep up
- last
- launch
- leave
- lengthen
- linger
- live on
- loiter
- lunge
- maintain
- make headway
- make out
- make strides
- make the scene
- manage
- march
- motor
- move
- move ahead
- move on
- move onward
- move up
- muddle through
- navigate
- never cease
- outlast
- outlive
- pass
- perdure
- persevere
- persist in
- pilot
- press on
- proceed
- progress
- project
- prolong
- promote
- propel
- prosper
- prove
- pursue
- push ahead
- push on
- put to sea
- quicken
- reach
- remain
- rest
- ride
- run
- run on
- scud
- send forward
- set sail
- shift
- shoot
- skim
- skipper
- skirr
- skyrocket
- soar
- speed
- stagger
- stand
- stay
- stay on
- steer
- step forward
- stick at
- stick to
- storm
- survive
- sustain
- sweep
- tack
- travel
- uphold
- voyage
- weigh anchor
- wing
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