· encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
Synonym(s): promotion, furtherance
Hypernym(s): encouragement
· the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
Synonym(s): progress, progression, procession, advance, forward_motion, onward_motion
Hypernym(s): motion, movement, move
· gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"
Synonym(s): progress
Hypernym(s): development