Progress and Recess

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Progress

Progress noun - Forward movement in time or place.
Usage example: we're making slow progress against this stiff headwind
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Recess is an antonym for progress.
Nearby Words: progressive, progression, progressed, progressing, progressively

Recess

Recess noun - A momentary halt in an activity.
Usage example: the judge called for a brief recess so that the witness could regain her composure
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Antonyms for Recess
Progress is an antonym for recess.
Nearby Words: recession, recessive, recessed, recessing
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actual actual progress actual recess
last last progress last recess
said said progress said recess
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Recess and Progress. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/progress/recess
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