Synonyms of march

march 1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈmärch 

as in border

a region along the dividing line between two countries

when it was first built, this castle protected what was then the country's northern march

Synonyms & Similar Words

• border
• frontier
• borderland
• no-man's-land

march

2 of 3

noun (2)

ˈmärch 

as in procession

forward movement in time or place

the march of time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• procession
• progress
• advance
• process
• progression
• advancement
• going
• passage
• flow
• headway
• coming
• furtherance
• leap
• onrush
• stream
• arrival
• drift
• step
• approach
• current
• way
• jump
• nearing
• stride
• flux
• advent
• momentum
• bound
• impetus

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retreat
• regression
• retrogression
• recession
• regress
• recess
• return
• ebb
• reflux
• reverse
• reversal
• retraction
• backwash
• turnaround
• turnabout
• about-face

march

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verb

ˈmärch 

1

as in to stride

to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group

the band had to practice for hours to be able to march in perfect step

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stride
• parade
• file
• step
• pace
• tread
• stomp
• goose-step
• traipse
• hike
• trudge
• perambulate
• stamp
• tramp
• plod
• lumber

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stroll
• wander
• ramble
• meander
• amble

2

as in to progress

to move forward along a course

bleary-eyed commuters marching off to the train station for the morning commute

Synonyms & Similar Words

• progress
• proceed
• go
• do
• come
• advance
• come along
• get along
• forge
• go along
• pace
• get on
• go off
• fare
• gain ground
• speed
• travel
• accelerate
• drive
• push
• journey
• approach
• near
• pass
• run
• repair
• propel
• wend
• impel
• take out
• fast-forward
• actuate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stand
• stay
• stop
• remain
• arrest
• check
• halt
• block
• impede
• hinder
• slow (down or up)
• stem
• hold back
• obstruct
• delay
• retard
• detain
• suppress
• repress
• interrupt
• stall
• balk
• cease
• hamper
• wait
• inhibit
• pause
• stunt
• nip
• cramp
• regress
• let up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of march

Noun

While the peaceful march of tens of thousands of demonstrators ended some time ago, a remaining group of protesters — mostly young and dressed in black — began confronting police at the Porte de Vincennes, the end-point of the march. — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

An estimated 410,000 people demonstrated across France over school funding and rising living costs, including 110,000 in Paris, where a march ended in clashes with police. — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Verb

Another wave of protests swept across France on Saturday, as tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in cities including Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Orléans and Bordeaux. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Weekdays and Saturdays at noon, though, people march to and from their cars with bento boxes in hand as well as grocery bags. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing march

• march (with)