Definitions

methodical

[muh-thod-i-kuhl] / məˈθɒd ɪ kəl /

ADJECTIVE

organized

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analytical businesslike careful deliberate disciplined efficient meticulous orderly painstaking precise scrupulous structured systematic

WEAK

all together exact fixed framed grooved logical methodic methodized neat ordered planned regular set-up tidy together well-regulated

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless chaotic disorderly disorganized inefficient negligent thoughtless unmethodical unscrupulous unsystematic

Example Sentences

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Institutional rules and norms, on the other hand, give bishops incentives to be methodical and cautious.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

The merits docket – the ordinary process – is methodical.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

The pontiff is more popular than the president—and is a methodical political operator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“In the ’90s, there was no DNA, so everything had a slower pace and a more methodical way about it,” Sarnoff says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Kyril Montana, a patient, methodical, unemotional man, searched through the luminous morning for Joe Mondragon.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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