Synonyms of processions

processions

noun

plural of procession

1

as in parades

a body of individuals moving along in an orderly and often ceremonial way

a procession of mourners leaving the cemetery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parades
• corteges
• columns
• progresses
• strings
• trains
• lines
• callithumps

2

as in processes

forward movement in time or place

watched the constant procession of cars headed out of the city at the start of the weekend

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of processions

Outside, processions of young men in 120-degree heat carry images of Khamenei. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Other years devolved into long single-file processions where the handful of surviving cars simply tried to avoid becoming the next caution. — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

To show evil forces and spirits that their god would confront them, devotees carried him around the city in processions that resembled those seen throughout Kyoto today. — ABC News, 19 July 2026

Local processions also take place in Twelver Shiʿah communities around the world for those who cannot make the pilgrimage in Iraq. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 July 2026

Funeral processions for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began today in the Iraqi city of Najaf, with thousands of mourners present. — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026

The funeral processions began last Saturday, with authorities shutting down streets, airspace and daily life in Tehran and other cities as throngs commemorated the man who led Iran for decades with an iron fist while confronting the West. — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

The following day, Black New Yorkers continued the celebration with public processions and gatherings, part of a tradition that became known as the Fifth of July — a recognition that emancipation deserved remembrance alongside Independence Day. — Tunisia Morrison, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026

Authorities plan to mobilise millions of people for big processions over the coming days, offering transport, food and lodging to buoy the numbers. — Reuters, USA Today, 4 July 2026