Synonyms for progression
Most common
progress sequence succession advancement step swing gradation
All synonyms
Noun
1. Advancement — development, increase, evolution
advancement, progress, sequence, march, development, advance, way, succession, series, procession
Definitions
- n. 1
Development, increase, evolution.
Forms
- Plural
- progressions → advancements, progresses, sequences, marches…
Choose the right word
Progress is more frequently used of abstractions; as, the progress of ideas; progression fixes the attention chiefly upon the act of moving forward.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- progress You will progress in proportion to your abilities.
- sequence He started reconstructing the sequence of events.
- succession They won the Japan Cup three years in succession.
- advancement Does this job offer opportunities for advancement?
- step One step further, and you will fall into an abyss.
- swing "I am too old to swing on branches," said the boy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| progression | rising | |
| progress | falling | |
| sequence | steady | |
| succession | falling | |
| advancement | falling | |
| step | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- way1
- 4 letters
- step1
- 5 letters
- march1, swing1
- 6 letters
- series2, travel2
- 7 letters
- advance2
- 8 letters
- progress2, sequence2
- 9 letters
- gradation3
- 10 letters
- succession3, procession3
- 11 letters
- development4, advancement3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (series2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- progression
- Italiano
- progressione