| Main Entry: | proceed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | physically or mentally carry on, carry out |
Synonyms: |
advance, continue, fare, get, get going, get on with, get under way, go ahead, go on, hie, journey, make a start, march, move on, move out, pass, press on, progress, push on, repair, set in motion, travel, wend |
| 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: | proceeding |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | undertaking, course of action |
Synonyms: |
act, action, adventure, casualty, circumstance, come off, deed, exercise, experiment, go-down, goings-on, happening, incident, maneuver, measure, move, movement, occurrence, operation, performance, procedure, process, step, transaction, venture |
| Main Entry: | action |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a legal process |
Synonyms: |
case, cause, claim, lawsuit, litigation, proceeding, prosecution, suit |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move something forward, often quickly |
Synonyms: |
accelerate, achieve, bring forward, come forward, conquer, continue ahead, continue on, dispatch, drive, elevate, forge ahead, gain ground, get ahead, get green light, get there, get with it, go ahead, go forth, go forward, go great guns, go places, go to town, hasten, launch, make headway, make the scene, march, move on, move onward, move up, press on, proceed, progress, promote, propel, push ahead, push on, quicken, send forward, skyrocket, speed, step forward, storm |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
Antonyms: |
back down, halt, hesitate, recede, retreat, retrogress, stop, turn, withdraw, yield |
| Main Entry: | affair |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | matter or business to be taken care of; happening activity |
Synonyms: |
assignment, avocation, calling, case, circumstance, concern, duty, employment, episode, event, hap, happening, incident, interest, job, mission, obligation, occupation, occurrence, office function, proceeding, profession, project, province, pursuit, question, realm, responsibility, subject, task, thing*, topic, transaction, undertaking |
| Main Entry: | carry on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue activity |
Synonyms: |
achieve, endure, hang on, keep going, last, maintain, perpetuate, persevere, persist, proceed |
Antonyms: |
discontinue, stop |
| Main Entry: | come from |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arise, emanate |
Synonyms: |
accrue, derive from, ejaculate, emerge, end up, flow, hail from, issue, originate, proceed, result, rise, spring, stem, turn out |
| Main Entry: | come on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | advance, progress |
Synonyms: |
develop, gain, improve, increase, make headway, proceed |
Antonyms: |
decline, deteriorate, fall, reduce, retreat, worsen |
| Main Entry: | continue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin again; resume |
Synonyms: |
begin over, begin where one left off, carry on, carry over, go on with, pick up, proceed, recapitulate, recommence, reestablish, reinstate, reinstitute, renew, reopen, restart, restore, return to, take up |
Antonyms: |
complete, desist, discontinue, end, finish |