Synonyms of processes

processes 1 of 2

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

At its core, the encyclical is a plea that AI should be used as a tool for human empowerment—rather than disempowerment—and that human dignity must remain fundamental even in a world where more and more processes are handled by AI. —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 May 2026

Survivors often face multiple categories of aid, eligibility rules, documentation requirements, and appeal processes. —Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 26 May 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

Is religious tradition a useful source of moral wisdom for AI, or should chatbot values be shaped through secular, technical processes instead? —Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 26 May 2026

That hormones shape our moods and feelings, wire our brains and guide numerous, diverse processes throughout the body means that the practice of endocrinology is not based around any particular organ. —Literary Hub, 20 May 2026

Ramp helps companies save time by automating processes that finance teams have traditionally had to do manually, such as review receipts, categorize expenses, and reconcile accounts. —Ellen Sheng, CNBC, 19 May 2026

The technology is designed to help retailers restock before shelves run empty, enable store associates to spend more time serving customers, and replace manual processes. —David Moin, Footwear News, 19 May 2026

Finer clays, silts and coarser sands would all have been deposited by different processes. —Geoff Emberling, The Conversation, 19 May 2026

Verb

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