Synonyms of marches

marches 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of march

as in borders

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

• borders
• frontiers
• borderlands
• no-man's-lands

marches

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noun (2)

plural of march

as in processions

forward movement in time or place

the march of time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• processions
• progresses
• advances
• processes
• progressions
• advancements
• goings
• flows
• passages
• leaps
• headways
• steps
• streams
• onrushes
• approaches
• furtherances
• drifts
• comings
• strides
• currents
• arrivals
• jumps
• fluxes
• bounds
• ways
• advents
• momenta
• impetuses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retreats
• regressions
• recessions
• recesses
• returns
• ebbs
• retrogressions
• regresses
• reversals
• reverses
• retractions
• refluxes
• backwashes
• turnarounds
• turnabouts
• about-faces

marches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of march

1

as in strides

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

• strides
• parades
• files
• steps
• paces
• stomps
• treads
• traipses
• hikes
• trudges
• goose-steps
• stamps
• perambulates
• tramps
• plods
• lumbers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wanders
• meanders
• strolls
• ambles
• rambles

2

as in progresses

to move forward along a course

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• progresses
• goes
• proceeds
• does
• comes
• paces
• forges
• advances
• comes along
• goes off
• fares
• goes along
• gets on
• gets along
• travels
• gains ground
• speeds
• approaches
• pushes
• drives
• accelerates
• journeys
• wends
• passes
• repairs
• nears
• runs
• propels
• fast-forwards
• impels
• actuates
• takes out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stands
• remains
• stops
• stays
• arrests
• blocks
• stems
• checks
• halts
• hinders
• slows (down or up)
• impedes
• obstructs
• interrupts
• retards
• stalls
• delays
• represses
• suppresses
• pauses
• balks
• holds back
• detains
• ceases
• hampers
• inhibits
• stunts
• waits
• nips
• cramps
• regresses
• lets up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of marches

Verb

Even a Ken Ludwig script has to fight to stand out in this crowded field, but Jane Austen fans seem to be a gracious, easygoing, open-minded bunch and should be intrigued by this insensible sequel, even if a petty emperor marches right through it. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026

Long marches across the country also enabled the students to voice their cause in smaller towns and villages, where people were unaware of the protestors’ aims because of the state’s stranglehold on the media. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

New York, August 26th, 1970 National Organization for Women President Betty Friedan marches with fellow feminists on the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment which granted American women full suffrage. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

In the now-iconic clip, Marion, then 4, opens the door behind Kelly and marches into the room. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

Yet, the 38-year-old Kaepernick still marches to the beat of his own drum. — Mike Jones, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

New York marches down the field with 42 rushing yards on seven carries (6 ypc). — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026

Progress on the ambitious Railyards project marches forward, including a new stadium for the city’s professional soccer league, Sacramento Republic FC. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

The two women performing a song flee to safety as Montes reaches the bimah, spins around and marches back down the aisle, this time escorted from behind by a security guard, while furiously pounding the air with his fist and ranting. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026