Synonyms for further
- verb
- adverb
Definitions
- v. 1
To help forward; to assist.
- v. 2
To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote.
to further the peace process
- adv. 1
To, at or over a greater distance in space, time or other extent.
I can run further than you.
Related words
- Word family
- furtherance furthersome furthermore
- Phrases
- further education
Forms
- Past participle
- furthered
e.g. furthered → advanced, forwarded, encouraged, promoted…
Example sentences
- help If it were not for your help, I might have failed.
- forward I am looking forward to meeting you when you come.
- assist If you could assist me, it would be a great help.
- accelerate Yanni wanted to accelerate his learning of Berber.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| further | falling | |
| help | rising | |
| forward | rising | |
| assist | falling | |
| accelerate | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- yet1, yit
- 4 letters
- more1, also2, help1
- 5 letters
- again2, boost1
- 6 letters
- beyond2, assist2, foster2
- 7 letters
- support2, forward2, advance2, promote2, besides2, quicken2, furthen
- 8 letters
- moreover3
- 9 letters
- encourage3, cultivate3
- 10 letters
- accelerate4
- 12 letters
- additionally5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (also2 = 2 syllables).