progress: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 11 letter points · starts with P · ends with S
Meaning of progress
noun
- uncountable, usually
Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.
Example: Testing for the new antidote is currently in progress.
- uncountable, usually
Specifically, advancement to a higher or more developed state; development, growth.
Example: Science has made extraordinary progress in the last fifty years.
- uncountable, usually
An official journey made by a monarch or other high personage; a state journey, a circuit.
- uncountable, usually
Movement onwards, forwards, or towards a specific objective or direction; advance.
Example: The thick branches overhanging the path made progress difficult.
Listed forms: progresses.
Source: Wiktionary — progress.
verb
- intransitive
To move, go, or proceed forward; to advance.
Example: Visitors progress through the museum at their own pace.
- intransitive
To develop.
Example: Societies progress unevenly.
- broadly, intransitive
To develop. To improve; to become better or more complete.
- transitive
To expedite.
Listed forms: progresses, progressing, progressed.
Source: Wiktionary — progress.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for progress.
noun
gradual improvement or growth or development
noun
the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- progression
- procession
- advance
- advancement
- forward motion
- onward motion
noun
a movement forward
verb
develop in a positive way
- come on
- come along
- advance
- get on
- get along
- shape up
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is progress in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of progress
P(3) + R(1) + O(1) + G(2) + R(1) + E(1) + S(1) + S(1) = 11 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of progress
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from progress
103 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in progress. Showing up to 24, longest first.