Antonyms for proceed
prəˈsid; ˈproʊ sidpro·ceed

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1. proceedverb

   Antonyms:
   regress

   Synonyms:
   progress

2. proceedverb

   To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to continue or renew motion begun.

   to proceed on a journey.

   Antonyms:
   regress

   Synonyms:
   progress

3. proceedverb

   To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.

   To proceed with a story or argument.

   Antonyms:
   regress

   Synonyms:
   progress

4. proceedverb

   To issue or come forth as from a source or origin; to come from.

   Light proceeds from the sun.

   Antonyms:
   regress

   Synonyms:
   progress

5. proceedverb

   To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act by method; to prosecute a design.

   Antonyms:
   regress

   Synonyms:
   progress

6. proceedverb

   To be transacted; to take place; to occur.

   Antonyms:
   regress

   Synonyms:
   progress

7. proceedverb

   To have application or effect; to operate.

   Antonyms:
   regress

   Synonyms:
   progress

8. proceedverb

   To begin and carry on a legal process.

   Synonyms:
   progress

   Antonyms:
   regress

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1. proceed

   To rise is to move up or upward whether slowly or quickly, whether through the least or greatest distance; the waves rise; the mists rise; the river rises after heavy rains; as said of persons, to rise is to come to an erect position after kneeling, sitting, reclining, or lying down; as, to rise from a sick-bed; my friend rose as I entered; the guests rose to depart; so a deliberative assembly or a committee is said to rise when it breaks up a session; a sun or star rises when to our apprehension it comes above the horizon and begins to go up the sky. To ascend is to go far upward, and is often used in a stately sense; as, Christ ascended to heaven. The shorter form rise is now generally preferred to the longer form arise, except in poetic or elevated style. The sun rises or arises; the river springs at a bound from the foot of the glacier and flows through the lands to the ocean. Smoke issues from a chimney and ascends toward the sky. Light and heat emanate from the sun.

   Antonyms:
   decline, descend, drop, fall, go down, set, settle, sink

   Synonyms:
   arise, ascend, emanate, flow, issue, rise, spring

   Preposition:
   Rise from slumber; rise to duty; rise at the summons; we rose with the lark.

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1. proceed

   Antonyms:
   recede, deviate, retreat, stand, stop, stay, desist, discontinue, retire

   Synonyms:
   move, pass, advance, progress, continue, issue, emanate, flow, arise

2. proceed

   Synonyms:
   receipts, produce, returns, avail, profits, income

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1. • Act
   • Happen

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1. continue, go on, carry on, proceedverb

   continue talking

   "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

   Synonyms:
   retain, pass on, act up, stay on, pass off, remain, continue, progress, persist in, go forward, advance, move, extend, fall out, come on, come about, come up, deal, uphold, keep, go along, go, happen, go on, occur, pass, move on, preserve, bear on, stay, conduct, keep on, cover, take place, hap, carry on, march on

2. proceed, go forward, continueverb

   move ahead; travel onward in time or space

   "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

   Synonyms:
   go, keep on, stay on, go on, stay, carry on, keep, cover, move, persist in, go forward, go along, retain, uphold, extend, remain, bear on, preserve, continue

3. go, proceed, moveverb

   follow a procedure or take a course

   "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

   Synonyms:
   drop dead, continue, pop off, operate, belong, incite, buy the farm, give-up the ghost, work, choke, go away, get, keep, rifle, motivate, cash in one's chips, sound, get going, kick the bucket, expire, blend, function, lead, endure, impress, live, pass away, carry on, perish, run short, strike, survive, croak, plump, move, extend, conk, fit, act, blend in, become, run low, go on, conk out, locomote, break, last, decease, propel, give out, snuff it, depart, give way, hold up, actuate, go, pass, hold out, start, fail, die, affect, go forward, displace, travel, make a motion, exit, run, go along, live on, prompt, be active, break down, go bad

4. proceed, goverb

   follow a certain course

   "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

   Synonyms:
   drop dead, pop off, operate, belong, buy the farm, give-up the ghost, work, choke, go away, get, move, cash in one's chips, sound, get going, kick the bucket, run, blend, function, lead, continue, live, pass away, go forward, perish, run short, survive, croak, plump, last, extend, conk, fit, blend in, become, run low, conk out, locomote, keep, break down, decease, go along, go, depart, go on, hold up, snuff it, pass, hold out, start, fail, give out, die, travel, give way, endure, exit, break, carry on, live on, expire, rifle, go bad

5. continue, go on, proceed, go along, keepverb

   continue a certain state, condition, or activity

   "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"

   Synonyms:
   save, retain, slide by, play along, hold back, pass on, stay on, pass off, remain, continue, progress, persist in, go forward, stay fresh, advance, lapse, move, extend, slip by, fall out, come on, come about, come up, uphold, hold open, elapse, keep, go along, go, happen, go on, maintain, hold, occur, pass, move on, celebrate, preserve, hold on, glide by, bear on, restrain, stay, prevent, keep open, slip away, keep on, cover, sustain, take place, go by, hap, keep back, carry on, march on, observe

How to use proceed in a sentence?

1. Hakeem Jeffries:

   Bob Mueller has work to do, bob Mueller has to complete Bob Mueller investigation, report to the Department of Justice and allow Congress and the American people to then process those findings before deciding how to proceed. Impeachment is premature at this moment.

2. Chuck Hagel:

   But we start with the fact that we have an American that's being held hostage and that American's life is in danger and that's where we start. And then we proceed from there.

3. Yuri Shafranik:

   The board ... has decided not to proceed and abstained from active participation in the offshore project in Syria.

4. District Judge Juan Torruella:

   I understand what this trial means for the community: an. opportunity for closure, a sense of justice, rather than convicting Tsarnaev and possibly sentencing him to death based on trial-by-media and raw emotion, we must put our emotions aside and proceed in a rational manner.

5. Nancy Pelosi:

   House Speaker Nancy Pelosi'm not trying to run out the clock. Let House Speaker Nancy Pelosi get sophisticated about this, OK ? we will proceed when we have what we need to proceed, not one day sooner. And everybody has the liberty and the luxury to espouse their own position and to criticize me for trying to go down the path in the most determined positive way. Again, their advocacy for impeachment only gives me leverage.

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