ADVANCED - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective
farther along in physical or mental development
Example: the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'; children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Adjective
comparatively late in a course of development
Example: the illness had reached an advanced stage; an advanced state of exhaustion
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Adjective
ahead of the times
Example: the advanced teaching methods; had advanced views on the subject; a forward-looking corporation; is British industry innovative enough?
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Adjective
at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill
Example: an advanced degree; an advanced text in physics; special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University
Meaning 5
Part of speech: Adjective
ahead in development; complex or intricate
Example: advanced technology; a sophisticated electronic control system
Meaning 6
Part of speech: Adjective
far along in time
Example: a man of advanced age; advanced in years; a ripe old age; the ripe age of 90
Meaning 7
Part of speech: Adjective
(of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry
Example: advanced societies; an advanced country technologically
Synonyms
Get ahead, Move on, Kick upstairs, Encourage, Innovative
Antonyms
Regress, Back, Recede, Demote, fall_back
🔗 Related Words
advance – A related word in the same word family.
ed – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Taboo words change fastest because each generation invents new slang to shock their elders!