advanced
[adjective]
Synonyms: foremost, ahead, avant-garde, forward, higher, leading, precocious, progressive

---

Antonyms: backward, conservative
Contrasted words: retrograde, retrogressive
Related Words: adventurous, daring, venturesome

---

English Thesaurus: advanced, sophisticated, high-tech, state-of-the-art, cutting-edge, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ad‧vanced W3 /ədˈvɑːnst $ ədˈvænst/ adjective

1. very modern:
advanced weapon systems
advanced technology
high levels of unemployment in the advanced industrial societies

2. studying or dealing with a school subject at a difficult level:
advanced learners of English
advanced physics

3. having reached a late point in time or development:
The disease was too far advanced to be treated.

4. advanced age/years used to talk about the age of someone who is old:
Despite his advanced age, he often travelled abroad.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

advanced
adj.
I. modern and highly developed
VERBS be
ADV. extremely, highly, very a highly advanced economy
fairly, quite, relatively | industrially, technically, technologically

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

advanced
II. at a late stage of development
VERBS be
ADV. far, greatly, well The disease was too far advanced for doctors to operate.
fairly, quite | further

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

advanced using very modern technology and ideas:
technologically advanced nations
Their equipment isn’t as advanced as ours.
sophisticated very advanced, and working in a better but often more complicated way than other things:
highly sophisticated weapons
As machines become more sophisticated, they become more likely to break down.
high-tech /ˌhaɪ ˈtek◂/ using very advanced technology, especially electronic equipment and computers:
high-tech industries in Silicon Valley
High-tech listening equipment was used to find survivors in the rubble.
state-of-the-art using the newest and most advanced features, ideas, and materials that are available:
The football club has invested £40 million in state-of-the-art training facilities.
The sound system is state-of-the-art.
cutting-edge cutting-edge technology or research is the most advanced that there is at this time:
The system uses cutting-edge technology to identify and eliminate viruses.
cutting-edge medical research

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲