Definition of advanced

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • advanced is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
  • advanced is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 15
  • advanced is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 18

Definition of advanced


  • far along in time (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a man of advanced age
    2. advanced in years

    Synonyms

    1. ripe
  • ahead in development; complex or intricate (adjective)

    Examples

    1. advanced technology

    Synonyms

    1. sophisticated
  • ahead of the times (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the advanced teaching methods
    2. had advanced views on the subject

    Synonyms

    1. forward-looking
    2. innovative
    3. modern
  • situated ahead or going before (adjective)

    Examples

    1. at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies

    Synonyms

    1. advance
    2. in advance
  • at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an advanced degree
    2. an advanced text in physics
    3. special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University
  • comparatively late in a course of development (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the illness had reached an advanced stage
    2. an advanced state of exhaustion
  • farther along in physical or mental development (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'
    2. children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average
  • (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry (adjective)

    Examples

    1. advanced societies
    2. an advanced country technologically

See definition of advanced in Merriam Webster