Synonyms of processes

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noun

plural of process

1

as in procedures

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

• procedures
• methods
• techniques
• operations
• courses
• proceedings
• systems
• manners
• activities
• ways
• approaches
• schemes
• programs
• strategies
• projects
• modes
• arrangements
• plans
• routines
• formulas
• works
• forms
• recipes
• styles
• enterprises
• drills
• designs
• undertakings
• movements
• fashions
• performances
• plots
• achievements
• blueprints
• accomplishments
• layouts
• game plans
• ground plans
• attainments

2

as in advances

forward movement in time or place

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in summonses

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

• summonses
• warrants
• subpoenas
• writs
• tickets
• capiases

processes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of process

1

as in refines

Related Words

• refines
• filters
• fines
• extracts
• purges
• rectifies
• purifies
• clarifies
• cleanses
• distills
• cleans
• washes
• decontaminates
• garbles
• leaches
• screens
• elutriates
• sifts
• clears
• bolts
• disinfects
• sieves
• sanitizes

Dissimilar Words

• clouds
• contaminates
• soils
• dulls
• muddies
• pollutes
• dirties
• taints
• defiles
• fouls
• sullies
• besmirches
• begrimes

2

as in reprocesses

Related Words

• reprocesses
• reuses
• recycles
• recovers
• reclaims

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of processes

Noun

On May 21, Minister of State Chris Bryant told parliament that the documents confirmed that Andrew’s role was unpaid, with his expenses and travels having been approved through formal processes. —Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2026

According to Microsoft, its quantum team used agentic AI to automate complex measurements, optimize fabrication processes, analyze decades of research data, and uncover previously unnoticed problems that affected device performance. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026

Still, reimagining business processes for an AI-first future is far from easy. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 June 2026

The blueprint is built from Smotherman’s own processes, refined over years of active investing, and delivered through daily one-on-one support, detailed training modules, and a community of peers working toward similar goals. —Jason Phillips, USA Today, 2 June 2026

The measure, introduced by District 2 Councilmember Kelsea Bond at Monday’s council meeting, calls upon the city to use the processes outlined in a 2024 ordinance that authorized a blight tax. —Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 2 June 2026

Tokens are the building blocks of data that a model reads, processes and generates, and their use determines costs for developers. —Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 June 2026

Thomas is used to dealing with the pesky processes of liquor licensing in multiple Kansas City-area municipalities. —Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026

San Jose’s experience illustrates how housing projects stall when permitting systems and local processes remain misaligned with state housing reforms. —Christina Mojica, Oc Register, 26 May 2026

Verb

Why does the same part of your brain that processes mortal danger also process musical beauty? —Big Think, 1 May 2026