Synonyms of process

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noun

ˈprä-ˌses 

1

as in procedure

a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result

the process by which the elastic fibers spun by silkworms is turned into soft, lustrous cloth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• procedure
• method
• technique
• operation
• course
• proceeding
• manner
• way
• approach
• system
• scheme
• project
• program
• activity
• strategy
• plan
• mode
• arrangement
• routine
• formula
• design
• fashion
• drill
• style
• work
• undertaking
• functioning
• performance
• enterprise
• layout
• movement
• form
• recipe
• plot
• blueprint
• achievement
• attainment
• accomplishment
• game plan
• ground plan

2

as in progress

forward movement in time or place

in the process of doing this project we all learned a lot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• progress
• progression
• advance
• advancement
• procession
• going
• flow
• passage
• march
• headway
• furtherance
• approach
• coming
• leap
• stream
• step
• current
• way
• flux
• onrush
• arrival
• drift
• advent
• nearing
• stride
• jump
• momentum
• bound
• impetus

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regression
• retreat
• recession
• retrogression
• recess
• regress
• return
• ebb
• reflux
• reverse
• reversal
• retraction
• turnaround
• backwash
• turnabout
• about-face

3

as in summons

a written notice ordering a person to appear in court

the prosecutor arranged for a process for her appearance to be issued

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summons
• warrant
• subpoena
• writ
• ticket
• capias

process

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adjective

as in imitation

Related Words

• imitation
• manufactured
• synthetic
• simulated
• mock
• dummy
• cultured
• mimic
• sham
• artificial
• substitute
• bogus
• imitative
• faux
• designer
• fake
• pretend
• unauthentic
• factitious
• manipulated
• ersatz
• fraudulent
• engineered
• false
• misleading
• adulterated
• man-made
• deceptive
• concocted
• tampered (with)
• counterfeit
• affected
• fabricated
• pseudo
• fudged
• juggled
• phony
• forged
• doctored
• spurious
• brummagem
• feigned
• pinchbeck

Dissimilar Words

• real
• natural
• genuine
• true
• legitimate
• valuable
• bona fide
• authentic
• quality
• pure
• premium
• unadulterated

process

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verb

1

as in to refine

Related Words

• refine
• rectify
• clarify
• fine
• filter
• purge
• purify
• clean
• extract
• cleanse
• distill
• decontaminate
• wash
• clear
• leach
• garble
• sieve
• screen
• sift
• elutriate
• sanitize
• bolt
• disinfect

Dissimilar Words

• soil
• dull
• muddy
• dirty
• cloud
• contaminate
• taint
• pollute
• defile
• foul
• besmirch
• sully
• begrime

2

as in to reuse

Related Words

• reuse
• reprocess
• recycle
• reclaim
• recover

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of process

Noun

However, the researchers noted the report has not yet undergone peer review, the process in which independent experts assess a research paper before publication in a scientific journal. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Investing in the process was really important to me as a curator, too. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Adjective

Regrind silicone used in the speaker is made by reclaiming and upcycling post-process and post-consumer silicone scraps that might otherwise end up in landfill. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022

This may have positioned several large cities that chose to pre-process ballots to deliver election results earlier than expected. — Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2020

Verb

To handle threats with the necessary speed and scale, Patel said the FBI uses AI to scan databases and swiftly process tips from the public. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

However, the chips can process large amounts of data and train large language models, which the US fears could pose national security risks if China suddenly gets access to enough chips to drastically advance its AI or strengthen its military. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026