The Meaning of progress

• (n.) A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance
• (n.) In actual space, as the progress of a ship, carriage, etc.
• (n.) In the growth of an animal or plant; increase.
• (n.) In business of any kind; as, the progress of a negotiation; the progress of art.
• (n.) In knowledge; in proficiency; as, the progress of a child at school.
• (n.) Toward ideal completeness or perfection in respect of quality or condition; -- applied to individuals, communities, or the race; as, social, moral, religious, or political progress.
• (n.) A journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a sovereign through parts of his own dominions.
• (v. i.) To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing.
• (v. i.) To make improvement; to advance.
• (v. t.) To make progress in; to pass through.

Synonyms

advancement , progression , procession , advance , advancement , forward motion , onward motion , progression , advance , come on , come along , advance , get on , get along , shape up , advance , pass on , move on , march on , go on , build up , work up , build

Antonyms

retreat , regress , recede

Rhymes

abs , abscess , abts , access , acquiesce , address , adss , aggress , assess , attests , bess , besse , bless , bress , bresse , caress , ccs , ches , chess , cmos , coalesce , compress , confess , contests , convalesce , cress , depress , digests , digress , dispossess , distress , dress , egress , ellesse , ess , esse , etess , excess , express , fess , finesse , fluoresce , fress , gess , gless , gress , guess , hces , headdress , hess , hesse , impress , ines , inverness , jess , kess , kless , kness , kress , kresse , kubes , largesse , lcs , les , less , letterpress , ls , mess , ness , nevertheless , noblesse , nonetheless , oas , obsess , oppress , outguess , overdress , pesce , pless , possess , press , presse , process , profess , protests , ques , reassess , recess , redress , refenes , regress , reinvests , repossess , repress , requests , ress , s , simplesse , stds , stress , success , suppress , tcas , tess , transgress , tress , ts , undress , unless , uss , vess , watercress , wes , wess , ws , yes