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 Words From

• well-ad·vanced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of advanced¹

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

Example Sentences

The system purifies wastewater using a three-step advanced treatment process, and the water then percolates and is injected into the groundwater basin, where it becomes part of the supply.

From Los Angeles Times

The snap judgment among legal experts was that a federal judge’s dismissal on Nov. 7 of a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI, the leader in advanced chatbots, will short-circuit an ever-growing effort by artists and writers to keep AI firms from stealing their content.

From Los Angeles Times

Like most advanced economies, South Korea’s fertility rate has steadily been falling since 1980.

From Los Angeles Times

“That was already a first unification of the transformations of mechanics, since until then physics were considered two different worlds,” Monjo explained, contrasting physicist Isaac Newton’s concepts of physics with those advanced by a similarly foundational physicist, James Clerk Maxwell.

From Salon

At the time, Brown said: “I have long believed that justice is not advanced by taking a life, and the state should not be in the business of executing people—even if a terrible crime placed them in prison. … This is a value that many Oregonians share.”

From Slate

Related Words

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