PROCESSIONS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

processions

noun

plural of procession

as in parades

a body of individuals moving along in an orderly and often ceremonial way a procession of mourners leaving the cemetery

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as in processes

forward movement in time or place watched the constant procession of cars headed out of the city at the start of the weekend

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Recent Examples of processions In processions held on local feast days, Mata and Grifone become giant papier-mâché figures that are paraded through the streets. —

Lee Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 May 2026 The festival, one of South Korea’s largest public celebrations, draws thousands of participants each year and features large-scale lantern displays, processions, and cultural performances. —

Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026 There were constant funeral processions as the cemetery below saw 30 to 40 burials per week, bringing the war to the president’s doorstep. —

Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 May 2026 Expect military processions, a major banquet, visits to the legislature, and opportunities for the visiting dignitaries to see the other nation’s citizens. —

Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026 Relatives of Amal Khalil, a Lebanese journalist who officials and her employer say was killed by an Israeli airstrike yesterday, gathered in Baysariyeh in southern Lebanon this morning to mourn her loss ahead of funeral processions. —

Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026 La Festa del Santissimo Salvatore takes over the town with processions, statues, music, and fireworks in a multiday celebration. —

Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026 Buddhists often celebrate Vesak with processions, by visiting temples, meditating and through acts of fasting, while adherents in India may immerse themselves in the river Ganga to wash away their sins. —

Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026 The annual Fanti Carnival saw elaborate processions with participants dressed in vibrant costumes, musical and masquerade performances, and dancing stilt walkers. —

Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Smaller parades are held elsewhere across the country, but this time many of them have also been pared down or even canceled altogether for security reasons.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 May 2026
Yet this year the May 9 celebration – usually replete with extensive parades across the country and a demonstration of military hardware in Moscow – is expected to be significantly pared down.

— Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 7 May 2026