Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun progression

3 senses of progression

Sense 1
progression, patterned advance -- (a series with a definite pattern of advance)
       => series -- (similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies")

Sense 2
progress, progression, advance -- (a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops")
       => change of location, travel -- (a movement through space that changes the location of something)

Sense 3
progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion -- (the act of moving forward (as toward a goal))
       => motion, movement, move -- (the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path")