PRO-CESS Synonyms: 187 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈprä-ˌses

as in procedure

a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result the process by which the elastic fibers spun by silkworms is turned into soft, lustrous cloth

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Relevance

as in progress

forward movement in time or place in the process of doing this project we all learned a lot

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as in summons

a written notice ordering a person to appear in court the prosecutor arranged for a process for her appearance to be issued

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process

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adjective

as in imitation

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process

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verb

as in to refine

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as in to reuse

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Recent Examples of process

Noun

On Tuesday, the City Council and independent Boise Public Library Board of Trustees met to work on the project, the latest meeting in an ongoing planning and budgeting process slated to stretch into the summer. —

Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026 Board chairman Kevin Smith, at the beginning of the meeting, said the challenges presented represented just the start of the process. —

Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026

Adjective

This may have positioned several large cities that chose to pre-process ballots to deliver election results earlier than expected. —

Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2020 State Democrats and Republicans both agree that local election workers should be allowed to pre-process ballots early. —

Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2020

Verb

Our mammalian brains cannot process this onslaught of trauma here and everywhere; we are not wired to be in constant fight or flight. —

Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026 How do people process horrific events? —

Shawna Seed, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for process

Recent Examples of Synonyms for process

Noun

While countries such as Spain and clubs such as Barcelona train their young players for years using the same system, with the same positional requirements and following the same procedures, Germany jumps from trend to trend.

— Philipp Lahm, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The preservation group alleges the president bypassed proper procedures in tearing down the East Wing and soliciting private donations to fund the massive changes.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026