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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So far, it’s worked out well on immigration and sex, although neither the method of implementation nor the president’s affect has been normal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“Consumers may believe they are purchasing a product linked to a specific Italian origin and production method, when in fact they are not,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

A new technique known as the GLS method takes a very different approach.

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

I hurried down the street to the bookseller one wintry afternoon, bought a whole new set of ledgers, and started in to impose method on madness.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

method

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