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Proceed

🔄 Synonyms of "Proceed"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
keepverb(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
moveverb(intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
carry onverb(idiomatic, intransitive) To continue or proceed as before.
continueverb(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
go alongverbTo participate, cooperate, or conform.
go forwardverbmove ahead; travel onward in time or space
keep onverb(transitive, idiomatic) To persist or continue.
goverbTo move, either physically or in an abstract sense:
go onverb(intransitive) To continue an action.

↔️ Antonyms of "Proceed"

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discontinueverb(transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Proceed"

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continueverb(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
carry onverb(idiomatic, intransitive) To continue or proceed as before.
moveverb(intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
go onverb(intransitive) To continue an action.
keepverb(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
keep onverb(transitive, idiomatic) To persist or continue.
go alongverbTo participate, cooperate, or conform.
goverbTo move, either physically or in an abstract sense:
go forwardverbmove ahead; travel onward in time or space
advanceverbTo help the progress of (something); to further.
commenceverb(intransitive) To begin, start.
progressverbMovement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.
beginverb(ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
startverbThe beginning of an activity.
furtherverb(transitive) To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote.
comeverbTo move toward the speaker.
achieveverb(transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish.
followverb(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
passverbTo change place.
elapseverb(intransitive, of time) To pass or move by.

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