Synonyms of process

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noun

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1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• procedure
• method
• operation
• technique
• proceeding
• course
• approach
• system
• manner
• way
• project
• scheme
• program
• strategy
• activity
• routine
• plan
• mode
• arrangement
• design
• work
• formula
• undertaking
• functioning
• fashion
• drill
• style
• performance
• movement
• enterprise
• form
• layout
• recipe
• blueprint
• achievement
• plot
• accomplishment
• attainment
• game plan
• ground plan

2

as in progress

forward movement in time or place

in the process of doing this project we all learned a lot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• progress
• progression
• advance
• advancement
• procession
• going
• flow
• march
• passage
• approach
• coming
• step
• headway
• furtherance
• current
• stream
• way
• leap
• flux
• arrival
• onrush
• drift
• stride
• advent
• nearing
• momentum
• jump
• impetus
• bound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regression
• retreat
• retrogression
• recession
• regress
• reverse
• return
• backwash
• ebb
• recess
• turnaround
• reversal
• reflux
• retraction
• turnabout
• about-face

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• regression
• retreat
• retrogression
• recession
• regress
• reverse
• return
• backwash
• ebb
• recess
• turnaround
• reversal
• reflux
• retraction
• turnabout
• about-face

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3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summons
• warrant
• subpoena
• writ
• ticket
• capias

process

2 of 3

adjective

as in imitation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imitation
• manufactured
• mock
• simulated
• synthetic
• sham
• mimic
• dummy
• substitute
• bogus
• artificial
• imitative
• manipulated
• cultured
• faux
• pretend
• designer
• fake
• fraudulent
• engineered
• factitious
• unauthentic
• ersatz
• misleading
• man-made
• affected
• false
• deceptive
• pseudo
• adulterated
• fabricated
• juggled
• concocted
• counterfeit
• tampered (with)
• fudged
• doctored
• forged
• phony
• brummagem
• spurious
• phoney
• pinchbeck
• feigned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• real
• natural
• legitimate
• genuine
• true
• valuable
• quality
• authentic
• bona fide
• pure
• premium
• unadulterated

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• real
• natural
• legitimate
• genuine
• true
• valuable
• quality
• authentic
• bona fide
• pure
• premium
• unadulterated

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process

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verb

1

as in to refine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refine
• rectify
• purge
• filter
• fine
• purify
• clarify
• clean
• cleanse
• extract
• wash
• decontaminate
• distill
• garble
• clear
• leach
• sieve
• elutriate
• screen
• distil
• sanitize
• sift
• bolt
• disinfect

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soil
• dull
• dirty
• muddy
• contaminate
• cloud
• taint
• pollute
• defile
• foul
• besmirch
• sully
• begrime

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• soil
• dull
• dirty
• muddy
• contaminate
• cloud
• taint
• pollute
• defile
• foul
• besmirch
• sully
• begrime

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2

as in to reuse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reuse
• reprocess
• recycle
• reclaim
• recover