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| Main Entry: | proceed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | physically or mentally carry on, carry out |
| Synonyms: | advance, continue, fare, get, go ahead, go on, hie, journey, march, pass, progress, repair, travel, wend, get going, get on with, get under way, make a start, move on, move out, press on, push on, set in motion |
| Notes: | precede means to be earlier in time or come before, while proceed means to continue with one's activities or to follow a procedure or take a course |
| Antonyms: | cease, halt, stop, wait |
| Main Entry: | proceed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flow from; originate |
| Synonyms: | arise, come, derive, emanate, ensue, extend, follow, head, issue, pass, result, rise, spring, stem |
| Antonyms: | return |
| Main Entry: | come from |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arise, emanate |
| Synonyms: | accrue, derive from, ejaculate, emerge, end up, flow, issue, originate, proceed, result, rise, spring, stem, turn out, hail from |
| Main Entry: | cruise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sail |
| Synonyms: | boat, coast, drift, fare, gad, gallivant, go, hie, jaunt, journey, meander, navigate, pass, proceed, repair, travel, voyage, wend, keep steady pace, push on, wander about |
| Main Entry: | derive from |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come from; arise |
| Synonyms: | descend, emanate, flow, head, issue, originate, proceed, rise, spring from, stem from |
| Main Entry: | emanate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come forth; give off |
| Synonyms: | arise, birth, derive, discharge, egress, emerge, emit, exhale, exit, exude, flow, initiate, issue, originate, proceed, radiate, rise, spring, stem, send forth |
| Antonyms: | take, withdraw |
| Main Entry: | emerge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come out, arise |
| Synonyms: | appear, arrive, come up, dawn, derive, develop, egress, emanate, flow, gush, issue, loom, materialize, originate, proceed, rise, show, spring, spurt, steam, stem, surface, transpire, turn up, become apparent, become known, become visible, come forth, come into view, come on the scene, come to light, crop up, make appearance, spring up |
| Antonyms: | disappear, fade, leave, go away |
| Main Entry: | ensue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start to happen; come to pass |
| Synonyms: | appear, arise, attend, befall, come up, derive, develop, emanate, eventuate, flow, follow, issue, occur, proceed, result, stem, succeed, turn out, turn up, be consequent on, be subsequent to, come after, come next, eventualize, supervene |
| Antonyms: | precede, antecede |
| Main Entry: | fare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get along; turn out |
| Synonyms: | advance, do, get by, get on, go, handle, happen, hie, journey, make out, manage, muddle through, pass, proceed, progress, prosper, prove, shift, stagger, make headway |
| Main Entry: | flow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | issue, surge, run out |
| Synonyms: | abound, arise, brim, cascade, circulate, continue, course, deluge, discharge, dribble, ebb, emanate, emerge, emit, exude, flood, glide, gurgle, gush, inundate, jet, leak, move, ooze, overflow, pass, percolate, pour, proceed, progress, regurgitate, result, ripple, roll, rush, slide, sluice, spew, spill, splash, spring, spurt, sputter, squirt, stream, sweep, swell, swirl, teem, trickle, tumble, void, disembogue, exudate, pullulate, smooth along, well forth |
| Antonyms: | trickle |
| Main Entry: | go on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue |
| Synonyms: | act, advance, bear, behave, carry on, come about, conduct, deport, endure, execute, go ahead, hang on, happen, last, occur, persevere, persist, proceed, ramble, stay, comport, hold on, keep on, take place |
| Antonyms: | cease, halt, stop |
| Main Entry: | happen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to pass; occur |
| Synonyms: | appear, arise, arrive, befall, betide, bump, chance, come about, come off, develop, down, ensue, eventuate, fall, follow, go on, hit, issue, light, luck, materialize, meet, pass, proceed, recur, result, shake, smoke*, spring, stumble, transpire, turn out, turn up, be found, become a fact, become known, become of, come after, come into being, come into existence, crop up, present itself, stumble upon, supervene, take effect, take place, what goes |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | journey |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | travel |
| Synonyms: | circuit, cruise, fare, fly, go, hie, hop, jaunt, jet, junket, knock about*, pass, proceed, process, ramble, range, repair, roam, rove, safari, tour, traverse, trek, voyage, wander, wend, globe trot, go places, peregrinate, push on, take a trip |
| Antonyms: | stay, wait |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lengthen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extend |
| Synonyms: | amplify, augment, continue, dilate, distend, drag out, draw, draw out*, elongate, expand, increase, pad, proceed, prolong, protract, reach, stretch, let out, make longer, prolongate, spin out*, string out |
| Antonyms: | abbreviate, cut, shorten |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | march |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | walk with deliberation |
| Synonyms: | advance, boot, drill, file, go on, journey, mount, move, pace, parade, patrol, pound, pound the pavement*, proceed, progress, promenade, range, space, stalk, step, stomp, stride, strut, traipse, tramp, tread, debouch, forge ahead, hoof it, move out, step out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | persevere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep at; work hard |
| Synonyms: | carry on, continue, endure, go for it*, go on, hang tough*, maintain, persist, proceed, pursue, remain, be determined, be resolved, be stubborn, go for broke, hang in, hold fast, hold on, keep driving, keep going, keep on, leave no stone unturned, plug away, press on, see it through, stand firm, stay the course, stick with it |
| Antonyms: | idle, leave, quit, stop, be lazy, give up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pour |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be or make flowing |
| Synonyms: | cascade, cataract, course, crowd, decant, deluge, discharge, drain, drench, emit, flood, flow, give off, gush, inundate, issue, jet, proceed, rain, rill, roll, run, rush, sheet, shower, sluice, spew, spill, splash, spout, spring, stream, surge, swarm, teem, throng, let flow |
| Main Entry: | push off/push on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave; go to another place |
| Synonyms: | beat it*, continue, depart, exit, fare, go, hie, hit the road*, journey, launch, light out, pass, proceed, process, pull out, quit, repair, shove off, start, take off, travel, wend, withdraw, get away, get lost, go away, keep going, make oneself scarce, make progress |
| Antonyms: | arrive, come |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | react |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | respond; conduct oneself |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, act, answer, backfire, behave, boomerang*, bounce back*, counter, echo, feel, function, get back at, operate, perform, proceed, rebound, reciprocate, recoil, recur, reply, return, revert, take, work, answer back, be affected, give a snappy comeback, give back, have a funny feeling, have vibes, talk back, turn back |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | result |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen, develop |
| Synonyms: | accrue, appear, arise, attend, come about, come from, come out, conclude, culminate, derive, effect, emanate, emerge, end, ensue, eventuate, finish, flow, follow, fruit, germinate, grow, issue, occur, originate, pan out, proceed, produce, rise, spring, stem, terminate, turn out, wind up, work out, be due to, become of, come forth, come of, eventualize |
| Antonyms: | cause |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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