English > onward motion: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | The act of moving forward (as toward a goal). |
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| Synonyms | progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion |
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| Narrower | career, life history | The general progression of your working or professional life |
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| 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 |
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| Opposite | retreat | The act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) |
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| Spanish | adelantamiento, avance, evolución, progresión, progreso |
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| Catalan | avançament, avanç, avenç, evolució, progrés, progressió |
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