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method

[meth-uhd] / ˈmɛθ əd /
NOUN
means, procedure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approach arrangement design form habit manner mechanism mode plan practice process program recipe rule scheme style system technique way
STRONG
adjustment channels course custom disposal disposition fashion formula line proceeding receipt ritual rote routine rubric rut schema shortcut tack tactics tenor usage wise wrinkle
WEAK
modus modus operandi nuts and bolts red tape technic the book ways and means
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disorganization
STRONG
break difference
NOUN
order, pattern
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrangement design form plan planning purpose structure system
STRONG
classification orderliness organization regularity
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disorganization

Example Sentences

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The researchers note that their method could also be used to study other climate-related changes, including shifts in precipitation patterns and rising sea levels.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

We’re tapping digital buttons that now stand in for physical buttons that once stood in for a mechanical method for interacting with a complex system.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

To highlight the impact of the new method, the team focused on titanium carbide MXene Ti3C2, one of the most widely studied examples.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

That’s another money-saving method that some consumers are embracing during this and recent Easters.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Transcribing the oral number system into written form was a simple task: people just needed to figure out a coding method whereby scribes could set the numbers down in a more permanent form.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.