Synonyms for advances
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : ad-vans, -vahns |
| Phonetic Transcription : ædˈvæns, -ˈvɑns |
Top 10 synonyms for advances Other synonyms for the word advances
- accommodation
- adduce
- allege
- allowance
- amelioration
- approach
- ballyhoo
- beat the drum for
- betterment
- bite
- break
- break the bank
- bring forward
- buildup
- cite
- come forward
- conquer
- continue ahead
- continue on
- credit
- deposit
- dispatch
- down payment
- drive
- elevate
- enlarge
- enrichment
- floater
- forge ahead
- foster
- front money
- furnish
- furtherance
- gain
- gain ground
- get ahead
- get fat
- get green light
- get ink for
- get rich
- get there
- get with it
- go ahead
- go forth
- go forward
- go great guns
- go places
- go to town
- go-ahead
- grade
- grow
- growth
- hasten
- headway
- hike
- hit pay dirt
- hit the jackpot
- hype
- impetus
- improve
- increase
- introduce
- launch
- lay forward
- lend
- loan
- magnify
- make a killing
- make a pitch for
- make headway
- make out
- make the scene
- march
- motion
- move
- move on
- move onward
- move up
- multiply
- offer
- overture
- pan out
- pay
- plug
- prefer
- prepayment
- present
- press on
- proceed
- proffer
- progress
- progression
- promote
- promotion
- propel
- proposal
- proposition
- prosper
- provide
- puff
- push
- push ahead
- push on
- put forward
- put on the map
- quicken
- raise
- retainer
- rise
- score
- send forward
- serve
- set forth
- skyrocket
- speed
- splash
- spot
- stake
- step
- step forward
- storm
- strike gold
- strike it rich
- submit
- suggest
- suggestion
- take
- thrive
- throw spotlight on
- touch
- up
- upgrade
- uplift
- upping
- urge
Définition of advances
Origin :- c.1300, "boasting, ostentation," from advance (v.). Early 15c. as "advancement in rank, wealth, etc." Advances "amorous overtures" is from 1706.
- noun desirous pursuit of someone
- noun forward movement
- noun improvement, progress in development
- noun money given beforehand
- verb move something forward, often quickly
- verb promote or propose an idea
- verb give money beforehand
- verb increase in amount, number, or position
- He repulsed the advances of neighbors, and became what Robert called him—a miser.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- He then takes leave of his followers, one by one, and advances alone to attack the dragon.
- Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
- We must hold that to be no crime which advances our common objects.
- Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- While Calderon gains ground with the prince, Uzeda advances with the king.
- Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- I shall repay the—hum—the advances I have had from you, sir, with peculiar pleasure.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- I beg to be informed at your earliest convenience, what advances you have made my son.'
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- In "Twelfth Night," both ladies make the first advances in love.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- I didn't even make the first advances towards your acquaintance.'
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- Evidence of this tendency multiplies as the century advances.
- Extract from : « The Enclosures in England » by Harriett Bradley
- She discouraged his advances, however, and he gave up his situation.
- Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
Antonyms for advances
- back down
- block
- borrow
- cease
- conceal
- decline
- decrease
- diminish
- diminishment
- discourage
- disinterest
- dissuade
- fail
- failure
- halt
- hesitate
- hesitation
- hide
- hinder
- hindrance
- hold
- hurt
- ignorance
- impediment
- keep
- lessen
- lose
- loss
- lower
- prevent
- recede
- recession
- reduce
- refrain
- repress
- retard
- retreat
- retrogress
- retrogression
- spurn
- stagnation
- stop
- stoppage
- take
- take back
- turn
- withdraw
- withdrawal
- withhold
- yield
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