get ahead
get ahead
succeed, move ahead, advance (especially professionally or financially)
Get Ahead
Get Ahead was a
BBC Television programme running from 1958 to 1962 which offered a prize of £5,000 (equivalent to c. £100,000 in 2011). This was awarded to a contestant's idea for an entrepreneurial project for a profitable business. It was an early forerunner of programs such as
Dragons' Den on
BBC2.
get ahead
Verb
1. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
(synonym) gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, gain ground
(hyponym) steal
2. grow stronger; "The economy was booming"
(synonym) boom, prosper, thrive, flourish, expand
(hypernym) grow
(hyponym) revive
get ahead
make progress, succeed Do you want to get ahead in this world? Do you want to succeed?
get ahead
Synonyms and related words:
accrue, accumulate, achieve success, advance, ameliorate, amend, appreciate, arrive, balloon, be a success, bloat, boom, break through, breed, broaden, come along, come on, come through, cover ground, crescendo, cut a swath, develop, do well, enjoy prosperity, farewell, gain, gain ground, gain strength, gather head, gather way, get along, get on, get on swimmingly, get on well, get there, go, go ahead, go along, go far, go fast, go forward, go on, go places, go up, go well, graduate, grow, grow better, have it made, improve, increase, intensify, look up, make a breakthrough, make a success, make good, make good time, make head against, make headway, make it, make progress, make progress against, make strides, make the scene, make up leeway, meliorate, mend, mount, move, move forward, multiply, pass along, pass on, perk up, pick up, proceed, progress, proliferate, prosper, rise, roll, run up, shape up, shoot up, show improvement, skyrocket, snowball, spread, stem, step forward, strengthen, succeed, swell, take off, travel, turn out well, wax, widen
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.