Synonyms for headway
ˈhɛdˌweɪhead·way

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1. headroom, headway, clearancenoun

   vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

   Synonyms:
   head, headroom, dynamic headroom, clearance

2. headway, headnoun

   forward movement

   "the ship made little headway against the gale"

   Synonyms:
   promontory, oral sex, headland, point, straits, clearance, capitulum, psyche, school principal, question, read/write head, forefront, pass, header, drumhead, mind, chief, headspring, head, nous, fountainhead, head teacher, caput, headroom, principal, heading, brain, head word, foreland, top dog

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1. List of paraphrases for "headway":

   progress

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1. State Senator Tom Davis:

   I made some headway yesterday in making a bad bill better, but it's nowhere near the point where I can support it, and I recognize to a significant degree that I'm breaking with my Senate Republicans brethren.

2. Frederic Neumann:

   China's demand stumble comes at an awkward time, just when more and more supply of raw materials is coming on stream in many sectors. No quick fix in sight, china's stock market stumble now risks knocking demand down further. What all this points to is the need for a lot more easing, including extra fiscal spending. China's economy is highly dependent on construction. With that engine sputtering, mainland commodity demand will struggle to make headway for a while.

3. Orrin Hatch:

   We're making headway, i have high hopes that we will get there. I chatted with the president (Barack Obama) today. He said it's very important to him and he wants me to get it through.

4. Mitch McConnell:

   I continue to hope their discussions yield a bipartisan product that makes significant headway on key issues like mental health and school safety, respects the Second Amendment, earns broad support in the Senate, and makes a difference for our country.

5. Elvis Picardo:

   It's a bounce and that's all it is, once the Greece situation gets resolved, favorably or unfavorably, you're going to have a bit of a news vacuum, and it's really difficult to see the TSX make sustainable headway.