Advance and Move back

Opposite meaning terms

Advance verb - Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.

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Move back is an antonym for advance in progress topic.

Move back verb - Pull back or move away or backward.

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Advance is an antonym for move back in go away topic.

Temptation - take a prize and move back two spaces, or pass to advance two.Failure resulted in going back two spaces.

Source: Series / Peer Pressure

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