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march

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of march

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 of march

border, borderland, frontier
Words Related to march

no-manʼs-land

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march

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of march

forward movement in time or place

  • the march of time
Synonyms of march

advance, advancement, furtherance, going, headway, onrush, passage, process, procession, progress, progression
Words Related to march

current, drift, flow, flux, stream, way

advent, approach, arrival, coming, nearing

bound, jump, leap, step, stride

impetus, momentum
Near Antonyms of march

backwash, ebb, reflux

retraction, return, reversal, reverse

about-face, turnabout, turnaround
Antonyms of march

recess, recession, regress, regression, retreat, retrogression

march

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of march

1 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 of march

file, pace, parade, stride
Words Related to march

goose-step

perambulate, step, traipse, tread

hike, tramp

lumber, plod, stamp, stomp, stride, trudge
Near Antonyms of march

amble, meander, ramble, stroll, wander

2 to move forward along a course

  • bleary-eyed commuters marching off to the train station for the morning commute
Synonyms of march

advance, come, come along, do, fare, forge, get along, get on, go, go along, go off, pace, proceed, progress
Words Related to march

accelerate, fast-forward, speed

approach, near

journey, pass, repair, run, travel, wend

actuate, drive, impel, propel, push

take out
Phrases Synonymous with march

gain ground
Near Antonyms of march

arrest, balk, block, check, detain, halt, hinder, hold back, impede, nip, obstruct, slow (down or up), stem

repress, retard, stunt, suppress

delay, interrupt, stall

cramp, hamper, inhibit

cease, let up, pause

regress

wait
Antonyms of march

remain, stand, stay, stop

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