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ad·vanced (ad vanst′, əd-)

adjective

  1. in advance; moved forward; in front
  2. far on in life; old
  3. ahead or beyond others in progress, complexity, etc. advanced studies
  4. higher than usual advanced prices

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advanced Synonyms

advanced

modif.

  1. Ahead in progress or complexity

    precocious, exceptional, high-level, upper-level; see difficult 1, 2, excellent, superior.

  2. Aged

    seasoned, venerable, far along in life; see old 1, 3.

  3. Progressive

    radical, unconventional, ahead of the times, forward-looking; see liberal 2.

  4. In front

    forward, in advance, first; see ahead 2. See syn. study atliberal.


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advanced Usage Examples

Preposition: with

  • plan: Development started in 2002, with the launched in 2004 and they are already well advanced with plans for a new version.

Infinitive complement

  • account: No theory worthy of notice has been advanced to account for those barrier-reefs, which encircle islands of moderate dimensions.

Modifies a noun

  • technology: We have strength in depth, in all areas of advanced weapon defense technologies.

Modifying Another Word

  • technologically: Our society does, however, face problems of stress, many of which are created by changes in technologically advanced societies.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Do you really see human beings eventually becoming so advanced?
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Poetry in this latter age hath proved but a mean mistress to such as have whollyaddicted themselves to her, or given their names up to her family. They who have but saluted her on the by, and now and then tendered their visits, she hath done much for, and advanced in the way of their own professions (both the law and the gospel) beyond all they could have hoped, or done for themselves without her favour.

-Jonson, Ben

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