Synonyms of procession

procession

noun

prə-ˈse-shən 

1

as in parade

a body of individuals moving along in an orderly and often ceremonial way

a procession of mourners leaving the cemetery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parade
• cortege
• column
• progress
• string
• line
• train
• callithump

2

as in process

forward movement in time or place

watched the constant procession of cars headed out of the city at the start of the weekend

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of procession

Each afternoon, the staff pays homage to the hotel’s past with a military procession and cannon firing. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

Disappointingly, her screenplay proceeds to unfold in a procession of frustrating get-outs and compromises, repeatedly choosing the least interesting or challenging direction to take this would-be throuple. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

On Friday, the event began with a procession symbolizing the ways the historic congregation has continued a multigenerational fight for education, faith, and freedom. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

The procession is put on by Passion Works, a local art studio run by people with and without developmental differences. — Michelle Mastro, Midwest Living, 9 Oct. 2026