Antonyms for advancements


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ad-vans-muh nt, -vahns-
Phonetic Transcription : ædˈvæns mənt, -ˈvɑns-


Definition of advancements

Origin :
  • c.1300, avauncement, "a raising to a higher rank," from Old French avancement "advancement, profit, advance payment," from avancer (see advance (v.)). Of money, from 1640s.
  • noun promotion, progress
  • noun forward movement
Example sentences :
  • You will observe that part of the King's ground is a resistance to advancements as well as creations.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third » by The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
  • Socialism, to my mind, means the overthrow of all the advancements of the past one hundred years or more.
  • Extract from : « Why I am opposed to socialism » by Various
  • With almost monotonous regularity the daily record was now of continued Allied advancements and enemy defeats.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII) » by various
  • Yet he was invariably acquainted with the latest scientific discoveries and other advancements of knowledge.
  • Extract from : « Autobiography of a YOGI » by Paramhansa Yogananda
  • Defectively executed securities, settlements and advancements need no equivalent and need not be acted on in order to be reformed.
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law » by Roscoe Pound
  • They look to him alone for future advancements, and for the preservation of the distinction they have obtained from him.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete » by Lewis Goldsmith

Synonyms for advancements

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