advanced in WordNet English dictionary

1. situated ahead or going before
   "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"
   advance  advanced  in advance 
   
2. (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry
   "advanced societies"; "an advanced country technologically"
   advanced 
   
3. ahead in development; complex or intricate
   "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system"
   advanced  sophisticated 
   
4. far along in time
   "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90"
   advanced  ripe 
   
5. comparatively late in a course of development
   "the illness had reached an advanced stage"; "an advanced state of exhaustion"
   advanced 
   
6. farther along in physical or mental development
   "the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'"; "children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average"
   advanced 
   
7. ahead of the times
   "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?"
   advanced  forward-looking  innovative  modern 
   
8. at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill
   "an advanced degree"; "an advanced text in physics"; "special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University"
   advanced