advanced

/ədˈvænst/
adjective

At or close to the state of the art.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 4 meanings

  1. At or close to the state of the art.

  2. Involving greater complexity; more difficult, elaborate or specialized.

    “The option can be found under advanced settings.”

  3. Having moved forward in time or space (e.g. advanced ignition timing).

  4. In a late stage of development or education; having greatly progressed beyond an initial stage.

    “This is an advanced prototype, it already has most of the features the final product will have.”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From advance + -ed.

Similar and opposite words

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frontedfastgainaheadprogressiveprofessionalsophisticated
Opposite
retractedbacked

ADVANCED at a glance

ADVANCED has 8 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (A 1 + D 2 + V 4 + A 1 + N 1 + C 3 + E 1 + D 2) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,932 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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