Synonyms of progressions

progressions

noun

plural of progression

1

as in sequences

a series of things linked together

a progression of events that ended in utter disaster for the arctic explorers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sequences
• chains
• trains
• strings
• concatenations
• consecutions
• nexus
• catenas
• catenations
• cycles
• nexuses
• catenae
• gauntlets
• successions
• chain reactions
• belts
• spectra
• circles
• scales
• spectrums
• flows
• continuums
• streams
• files
• vicious cycles
• vicious circles
• rivers
• rows
• continua
• ranges
• gantlets
• lines
• queues
• gamuts

2

as in processes

forward movement in time or place

our progression was slow but steady

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in evolutions

the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced

that civilization's gradual progression from simple bartering to a complex economy and monetary system

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evolutions
• developments
• progresses
• expansions
• growths
• improvements
• advancements
• elaborations
• refinements
• emergences
• enhancements
• betterments
• perfections
• maturations
• incubations
• augmentations
• metamorphoses
• additions
• supplementations
• flowerings
• evolvements

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regressions
• reversions
• relapses
• retrogressions
• lapses
• regresses
• declines
• degenerations
• degradations
• declinations
• degeneracies
• decays
• devaluations
• deteriorations
• declensions
• descents
• downgrades
• backslides
• downfalls
• decadences

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of progressions

His signature production style — the glistening synth chord progressions that doused early OF releases in a cartoon-like technicolor — arrived subdued beneath a moodier sonic register. —Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024

Currently, bill progressions have slowed or halted entirely following the conclusion of legislative sessions in most states. —Trans Formations Project, Them, 4 Oct. 2024

There are psych-rock freakouts and campfire sing-alongs, all centered on his ability to render simple, two-chord progressions as titanic tectonic shifts that reconfigure the landscape in their wake. —Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024