Synonyms for proceed
prəˈsid; ˈproʊ sidpro·ceed

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1. proceedverb

   Synonyms:
   progress

   Antonyms:
   regress

2. proceedverb

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

   to proceed on a journey.

   Synonyms:
   progress

   Antonyms:
   regress

3. proceedverb

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

   To proceed with a story or argument.

   Synonyms:
   progress

   Antonyms:
   regress

4. proceedverb

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

   Light proceeds from the sun.

   Synonyms:
   progress

   Antonyms:
   regress

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.

   Synonyms:
   progress

   Antonyms:
   regress

6. proceedverb

   To be transacted; to take place; to occur.

   Synonyms:
   progress

   Antonyms:
   regress

7. proceedverb

   To have application or effect; to operate.

   Synonyms:
   progress

   Antonyms:
   regress

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.

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

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

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

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1. proceed

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

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

2. proceed

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

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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

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1. persueverb

   i will not persue the applicant, any further.

   Submitted by Sheilakcashwell on July 14, 2021  

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1. proceedverb

   Synonyms:
   progress, advance, go or pass on, move forward, make progress, get on, push on, go ahead, get ahead, make headway, get forward, get along, hold or keep one's course

2. proceedverb

   Synonyms:
   arise, spring, come, issue, emanate, originate, flow, follow, result, ensue, accrue, come out, go forth, be derived, be caused, take rise, be owing, be due

3. proceedverb

   Synonyms:
   act, conduct one's self, take steps, take measures, set to work, go about any thing

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1. List of paraphrases for "proceed":

   continue, conduct, move, go, undertake, act, proceeding, pursue

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How to use proceed in a sentence?

1. Sampo Terho:

   If Finland would like to proceed on this, we should follow the same route as Britain.

2. Chuck Schumer:

   Make no mistake, the United States Senate will — for the first time this Congress —debate voting rights legislation beginning on Tuesday. Members of this chamber were elected to debate and to vote, particularly on an issue as vital to the beating heart of our democracy as this one. And we will proceed.

3. Elijah Cummings:

   I need to study the transcripts and see what we have. Keep in mind I want to proceed very cautiously.

4. Andrew Cuomo:

   The more we know, the more reliably we can achieve the goal of total harm minimization : the reduction of health and life lost both to the virus, and to societal collapse, to the irreducible minimum, we should proceed in stages because that enables us to adjust and refine, even as we make progress toward normalcy.

5. Isaac Newton:

   This most beautiful system -- The Universe could only proceed from the dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being.