Proceeding and Stopped

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Proceeding adjective - Being in progress or development.

Usage example: currently proceeding projects include construction of a new school gym

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Stopped is an antonym for proceeding.

Nearby Words: proceed, proceeded

Stopped adjective - (of a nose) blocked.

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Proceeding is an antonym for stopped.

Nearby Words: stop, stoppage, stopper, stopping

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Stopped and Proceeding. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/proceeding/stopped

Proceeding & Stopped. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/proceeding/stopped>.

Stopped or Proceeding. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/proceeding/stopped.

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