Synonyms of marched

marched

verb

past tense of march

1

as in strode

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

• strode
• filed
• paraded
• stepped
• paced
• stomped
• traipsed
• goose-stepped
• trudged
• trod
• tramped
• hiked
• stamped
• perambulated
• plodded
• lumbered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wandered
• strolled
• ambled
• meandered
• rambled

2

as in proceeded

to move forward along a course

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proceeded
• progressed
• went
• came
• did
• forged
• paced
• came along
• went along
• sped
• went off
• got on
• got along
• advanced
• fared
• gained ground
• traveled
• pushed
• approached
• drove
• journeyed
• neared
• wended
• passed
• accelerated
• ran
• propelled
• repaired
• impelled
• actuated
• fast-forwarded
• took out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stood
• remained
• stopped
• stayed
• arrested
• checked
• blocked
• halted
• detained
• stemmed
• impeded
• hindered
• suppressed
• interrupted
• obstructed
• slowed (down or up)
• held back
• delayed
• paused
• repressed
• stalled
• balked
• ceased
• waited
• hampered
• inhibited
• retarded
• stunted
• nipped
• cramped
• regressed
• let up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of marched

Lang and other anti-Islam protesters marched in Dearborn in November 2025, clashing with counter-protesters and claiming the area is not friendly to those who are non-Muslim. — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Days later, thousands of grieving students marched through Beijing, calling for a more democratic government in Hu’s honor. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Collective company profit margins have marched persistently upward for a quarter-century, reaching levels once deemed far-fetched. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

As Russian soldiers marched into Ukraine, SpaceX was beginning to perfect the reuse of the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

Soon after Humayun captured Delhi and Agra, Hemu marched with a large army from the eastern provinces to recover them. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

The Rams marched their second drive of the game inside the 10-yard-line. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026

Assad and his brother Maher fled to Russia after insurgents marched into Damascus in December 2014. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Townshend’s cynicism proved prescient as the generation that marched, occupied, and dropped out in the late 1960s spent the 1970s watching the New Left splinter. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026