English > onward motion: 1 sense > noun 1, actMeaning | The act of moving forward (as toward a goal). |
---|
Synonyms | progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion |
---|
Narrower | career, life history | The general progression of your working or professional life |
---|
leapfrog | Advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors |
march | A steady advance |
plain sailing, clear sailing, easy going | Easy unobstructed progress |
push | An effort to advance |
Broader | motion, movement, move | The act of changing location from one place to another |
---|
Opposite | retreat | The act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) |
---|
Spanish | adelantamiento, avance, evolución, progresión, progreso |
---|
Catalan | avançament, avanç, avenç, evolució, progrés, progressió |
---|