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

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

Black women, women of Indian heritage like Naidoo and even some white women marched that day. — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 10 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

Lloyd Kaufman has always marched to the beat of his own drum. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2026

Fauci asked as a burly officer marched the man through the main door of the building and toward a police van, his hands zip-tied behind him. — Michael Collins, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

At the protest in Flint, Swanson removed his riot gear and marched alongside demonstrators. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Humanoids marched, backflipped, and twirled nunchucks; robotic pandas gambolled. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

The women were then marched to a camping trailer where the Henrichsens had been living, the FBI said. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026