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DEFINITIONS OF: advanced

1

adj situated ahead or going before

“at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies”
Synonyms:
advance, in advance
front
relating to or located in the front

adj ahead in development; complex or intricate

“advanced technology”
Synonyms:
sophisticated
hi-tech, high-tech
resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices

adj farther along in physical or mental development

“the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'”
“children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average”
Synonyms
precocious
characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)

adj comparatively late in a course of development

“the illness had reached an advanced stage”
“an advanced state of exhaustion”
Synonyms
late, later
at or toward an end or late period or stage of development

adj at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill

“an advanced degree”
“an advanced text in physics”
“special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University”
Synonyms
high
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

adj (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry

“advanced societies”
“an advanced country technologically”
Synonyms
civilised, civilized
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological

adj far along in time

“a man of advanced age”
“advanced in years”
Synonyms:
ripe
late
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

adj ahead of the times

“the advanced teaching methods”
“had advanced views on the subject”
Synonyms:
forward-looking, innovative, modern
progressive
favoring or promoting progress
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