Synonyms for process

Most common

outgrowth · step · operation · method · task · technique · procedure · proceeding

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A series of events leading to a result or product.

   This product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.

2. v. 1

   To perform a particular process on a thing.

3. v. 2

   To retrieve, store, classify, manipulate, transmit etc. (data, signals, etc.), especially using computer techniques.

   We have processed the data using our proven techniques, and have come to the following conclusions.

4. v. 3

   To think about a piece of information, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it in a modified state.

   I didn't know she had a criminal record. That will take me a while to process.

Related words

Word family

proceed procedure processed processor

Phrases

thought process mastoid process xiphoid process stochastic process process color process server bodily process service of process

Forms

Plural

processes → outgrowths, appendages, procedures, operations…

Past participle

processed
e.g. processed → actioned, litigated, sued, worked…

Example sentences

• step One step further, and you will fall into an abyss.
• operation The system will go into operation in a short time.
• method There must be a defect in the experimental method.
• task The accomplishment of the task took several years.
• technique The surgeon's suture technique minimizes scarring.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

sue¹

4 letters

work¹, form¹, step¹, race¹, task¹, suit¹, mode¹

5 letters

march¹, serve¹, treat¹, forme

6 letters

course¹, action², method², motion²

7 letters

dynamic³

8 letters

litigate³

9 letters

operation⁴, technique², procedure³, appendage³, outgrowth²

10 letters

proceeding³, procession³, assimilate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (action² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

processus

Español

proceso

Català

procés