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advanced

advanced

71 4.7
Having new, modern ideas or methods that are ahead of others
  • adjective
  • /ədˈvænst/
translation icon : innovador
  • You'd think a technology this advanced could stabilise such a simple computer.
  • advanced technology
  • advanced techniques
  • advanced systems

And I think the military does have advanced planning, envisioning.

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Examples

  • A home like this will have an advanced security system.

  • The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is a sophisticated and effective organization, using advanced technologies and weapons.

    Academic text (2013)
  • So I think some people may not be aware of just how advanced AI has already become.

  • Would you like an advanced demonstration?

  • So these are very advanced infrared cameras.

  • It's waterproof with advanced skin safe technology.

  • Clamp Centre is the most advanced "smart building" in America... ...with the latest in security, communications and climate control.

  • Cuba, quite surprisingly, has a very advanced biopharma industry.

  • Results indicated higher scores for the more advanced cohorts in pre-service education.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The new smartphone features an advanced camera capable of capturing stunning high-resolution pictures.

Synonyms

modern
vsadvanced
1.4

Relating to the present time and new ways of doing things

is more about being ahead of its time and future-facing
sophisticated
vsadvanced
279 6.8

A machine or system with many advanced parts and careful design

focuses on newness and originality rather than just complexity
innovative
vsadvanced
165 5.5

Having new ideas or methods to do things better

is broader, meaning new, modern, and ahead in general
ahead of the curve
vsadvanced
15 5.6

Having more knowledge or skill than most others in a field

is about new ideas or features in themselves rather than comparison
forward-looking
vsadvanced
8 4.6

Thinking about the future and planning new ideas

is about having new ideas or features now, not only future planning
avant-garde
vsadvanced
7 8.2

Being new and unusual in art, fashion, or music

is generally new and modern across fields, not only radical art

Antonyms

994 1.5

Following long-held customs and ways of doing things

78 5.0

No longer useful or fashionable because it is old

Compounds

advanced technology
  • Specialized
20 3.7

Modern machines and systems that use the newest science and engineering

A U.S. government group that builds new tools and systems for the military

A former U.S. intelligence agency that did advanced computer research

How Innovative

cutting-edge
49 5.6
innovative
165 5.5
advanced
71 4.7
modern
1.4
conventional
175 2.8

Surface Forms

advanced positive

Morphology

advanced = advance (transparent) = advance + ed

The sense 'innovative, ahead of their time' is a conceptual extension of 'advance' meaning 'ahead' and is readily inferable.

Etymology

Advanced comes from advance, from an old root ante meaning 'before' or 'ahead'. So advanced ideas or technology are those that are 'ahead' of their time—new, modern, or forward-thinking.