PROCEEDING Synonyms: 132 Similar and Opposite Words

proceeding 1 of 3

noun

prō-ˈsē-diŋ

Definition of proceeding

as in lawsuit

a court case for enforcing a right or claim a divorce proceeding

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as in process

a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result this is not the haphazard proceeding that it may seem to the casual observer

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proceeding

2 of 3

adjective

as in ongoing

being in progress or development currently proceeding projects include construction of a new school gym

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proceeding

3 of 3

verb

present participle of proceed

as in progressing

to move forward along a course you may proceed with your plan

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Recent Examples of proceeding

Noun

Clayton asked Sankey three separate times about the conference suing one of its own members before Judge Will Jorden moved the proceedings along. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Central to the dispute is the Biennale’s Pavilion Project, which is separate from the main proceedings. — News Desk, Artforum, 4 Sep. 2026

Verb

This is the second time this year that conferences have banded together to essentially stop something that was proceeding despite NCAA rules against it. — Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Among other requests, the complaint asked the court to declare the firings unlawful under the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedures Act and bar the Pentagon from proceeding with the terminations. — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for proceeding

Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceeding

Noun

The threat of the penalties if the SEC eventually wins either the Louisiana case or the federal lawsuit temporarily won the day.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
In 2022, after Foulkes had left CVS, the company agreed to pay $5 billion to settle lawsuits nationwide over the toll of opioids, without admitting wrongdoing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of lawsuit

Noun

The six-machine launch reflects the company’s wider attempt to develop into a more comprehensive supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment rather than remaining focused on a single part of the fabrication process.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
So that’s been an ongoing process of developing and shooting and in post[-production].

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of process

Adjective

In the ongoing debate about the usefulness of data centers, or the overwhelming curse of the same, both sides have their arguments.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
The Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned 27 Iranian airlines and a handful of other entities as part of its ongoing effort to isolate Iran's economy.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of ongoing

Verb

Symptoms, which can take up to two months to develop, may include headache, nausea and sore throat before progressing to hallucinations, delusions, disorientation, paralysis and coma.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Conference season gives management teams a chance to update investors on how the quarter is progressing and shape expectations ahead of earnings.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of progressing

Noun

Veterinary staff needed help to complete the procedure, ferrying the animals back and forth in carriers on electric buggies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Invite your local Jewish Federation’s security director to help close any gaps in your day-to-day procedures and physical infrastructure and update your protocols where necessary.

— Richard Priem, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of procedure

Adjective

That sits on the books of the league’s 32 Equity investment arm, and 1/32 of any gains or losses in the entity flow through the Packers’ non-operating income.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 24 July 2026
True, some if the upside surprise has come from non-operating gains on holdings in huge, private AI pioneers, but not all of it.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 June 2026

Definition of operating

Verb

After going behind early to a Kai Havertz goal, PSG had to remain patient, before gradually asserting their authority in the contest.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The whole thing was essentially an American Cadillac crossed with an Italian coachbuilt exotic, at a time when Detroit was already going completely bonkers with automotive excess.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026