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
• cortège
• cortege
• column
• progress
• string
• train
• line
• 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

Examples of procession in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ryan Pierse / Getty Images Events are already underway in France, but today's procession down the Seine will formally open the the Summer Games. —Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 26 July 2024

More:Cardinal Pierre calls on Catholics to look inward and ask 'What is Eucharistic revival' The Eucharistic procession will start at 3 p.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. —Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 19 July 2024

The 37 scariest movies of all time 12 of 15 The Wicker Man (1975) A procession of pagan cultists in animal masks led us to the shocking twist at the end of this horror classic. —Bronwyn Barnes, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024

After prayers over the body at a mosque, a procession would take it to the graveyard, where it would be laid on its right side facing east, toward Mecca. —Julia Frankel and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024