English Explanatory Dictionary

advanced

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of advance
adj
  1. At or close to the state of the art.
  2. Involving greater complexity; more difficult, elaborate or specialized.
  3. Having moved forward in time or space (e.g. advanced ignition timing).
  4. In a late stage of development or education; having greatly progressed beyond an initial stage.
  5. Pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract.
  6. Indicating a time ahead of the correct time.

Pronunciation

/ədˈvɑːnst/ /ədˈvænst/ en-us-advanced.ogg en-GB-advanced.ogg

Word forms

advanced more advanced further advanced farther advanced most advanced furthest advanced farthest advanced

Etymology

From advance + -ed.

Synonyms

progressive professional sophisticated fronted fast gain ahead

Antonyms

retracted backed

Related words

cutting edge groundbreaking

Derived words

advanced age advanced cryptic advanced degree advanced green advanced higher advancedly advanced meat recovery advancedness advanced pawn advanced refreshment advanced stop line advanced time advanced tongue root advanced traffic management advanced train control system nonadvanced superadvanced unadvanced
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