Definitions:

1. in addition or furthermore adverb
   • if we further suppose
2. more distant in especially degree adjective
   • nothing could be further from the truth
3. to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense) adverb
   • further complicated by uncertainty about the future

Synonyms:

• advance
• farther
• foster

NearBy Words:

• furtherance
• furthermore
• furthermost