proceeded

[pruh-see-did, proh-] / prəˈsi dɪd, proʊ- /

VERB

physically or mentally carry on, carry out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance continue get go ahead go on pass press on progress travel

STRONG

fare hie journey march repair wend

WEAK

get going get on with get under way make a start move on move out push on set in motion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease decrease discontinue fail finish halt lose retreat retrogress stop yield

STRONG

stay

WEAK

return wait

VERB

flow from; originate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come extend follow pass

STRONG

arise derive emanate ensue head issue result rise spring stem

Antonyms

STRONG

cause

WEAK

cease halt return stop wait

Example Sentences

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He told me to stand in place and watch as he took out all of the cleaning products and, along with cleaning the toilets and sinks, he proceeded to mop the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

According to the RCS spokesman, the prison officials proceeded to take the medication away from him, but it was too late.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

But Roosevelt was running to reclaim the White House as a third-party candidate when he was shot—and, famously, proceeded to deliver a speech with the bullet still lodged in his chest—in 1912.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

Cardiologist Roberto Kalil Filho told reporters at the hospital that the surgery proceeded "without any complications" and healing will take about one month.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

She hastened to ring the bell; and when the tray came, she proceeded to arrange the cups, spoons, &c., with assiduous celerity.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë