advanced

[ad-vanst, -vahnst]

adjective

1. placed ahead or forward.

   with one foot advanced.

2. ahead or far or further along in progress, complexity, knowledge, skill, etc..

   an advanced class in Spanish;

   to take a course in advanced mathematics;

   Our plans are too advanced to make the change now.

3. pertaining to or embodying ideas, practices, attitudes, etc., taken as being more enlightened or liberal than the standardized, established, or traditional.

   advanced theories of child care;

   the more advanced members of the artistic community.

4. far along in time.

   the advanced age of most senators.

advanced

/ ədˈvɑːnst /

adjective

1. being ahead in development, knowledge, progress, etc

   advanced studies

2. having reached a comparatively late stage

   a man of advanced age

3. ahead of the times

   advanced views on religion

Other Word Forms

• well-advanced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of advanced¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; advance + -ed ²

Example Sentences

In any case, the results raise new questions, such as whether the drugs will be equally effective in more advanced stages of the disease, when fibrosis is present.

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When a new tool arrives that promises to make everyone more productive—advanced Excel features, sophisticated customer-relationship-management systems or powerful analytics platforms—who actually masters it first?

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Last week, China announced it was tightening export controls on rare earths and other materials critical for advanced tech manufacturing.

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For advanced life to emerge, such planets would also need at least 18 percent oxygen.

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As Israeli forces advanced on Gaza City to confront what they described as the last major Hamas stronghold in the strip, Al-Quds was sprayed by gunfire and rocked by bombs.

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Related Words

• leading 
• progressive 
• state-of-the-art