Advancing
Advancing adjective - Moving forward.
Outrunning and advancing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Outrunning" instead an adverb "Advancing".
Outrunning
Advancing and outrunning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Advancing" instead an adverb "Outrunning".
Nearby Word: outrunner
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- advance and advancing
- advance and outrunning
- forward and advancing
- forward and outrunning
- leading and advancing
- leading and outrunning
- on and advancing
- on and outrunning
- advanced and advancing
- advanced and outrunning
- onward and advancing
- onward and outrunning
- ahead and advancing
- ahead and outrunning
Both words in one sentence
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Advancing Wall of Doom: The Sphere Doomer areas have you outrunning what seems to be a black hole.
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Skulldozer (as well as Copernicus the Guard Turkey in the sequel) are arguably examples of Advancing Boss of Doom, though since they're "defeated" by outrunning them to the end, they can also be considered this trope.
Source: Advancing Wall of Doom -
Wall Crawl: Grant can climb walls and ceilings, making him useful for grabbing out of reach 1-Ups or effortlessly outrunning advancing walls of doom.
Cite this Source
Outrunning and Advancing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/advancing/outrunning
Advancing & Outrunning. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/advancing/outrunning>.
Outrunning or Advancing. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/advancing/outrunning.
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