self-advancement
noun[U]
oftendisapproving(alsoselfadvancement)uk/ˌself.ədˈvɑːns.mənt/us/ˌself.ədˈvæns.mənt/thedevelopmentorimprovementofyourownsituation,education,position, etc.:
What made himtick, beyond theceaselessdriveto self-advancement?
The womenmeetweeklytosupporteach other’seffortsateconomicself-advancement.
- He will berememberednot for hisperformanceson thefieldbut forrelentlessself-advancement off it.
- We did notenterpoliticsforprofitor for self-advancement.
- They aresimplymoremotivatedby self-advancement than bybetteringthe lot ofsocietyas awhole.
Making progress and advancing
- advancement
- age
- ahead
- ahead of
- anti-development
- carry
- flourish
- furtherance
- gather
- get beyondsomething
- get it togetheridiom
- grow
- journey
- mature
- pan
- ripen
- ripeness
- self-betterment
- self-development
- shape up