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INCHING Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word inching. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word inching. (close relations)
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advancing
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective satellite

• moving forward

crawling
verbv
noun

• a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

creeping
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

edging
verb, nounv, n
noun

• border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)

sidling
verbv
verb

• move unobtrusively or furtively

• move sideways

edge
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the boundary of a surface

• a line determining the limits of an area

• a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object

• the attribute of urgency in tone of voice

• a slight competitive advantage

• the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something

verb

• advance slowly, as if by inches

• provide with a border or edge

• lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

• provide with an edge

in
noun

• a state in midwestern United States, with capital Indianapolis

• a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

• a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite

adverb

• to or toward the inside of

adjective satellite

• holding office

• directed or bound inward

• currently fashionable

column inch
nounn
noun

• a unit of measurement for advertising space

Best Hypernyms For INCHING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for inching, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (2)
advance progress
Phrases (8)
area unitgo onlinear measurelinear unitmarch onmove onpass onsquare measure

Alternatives for ADVANCING

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