methods

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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But it still makes its signature product with the same recipe, using the same methods.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

"We believe this method of spot treatment can kill a larger colony and spread more easily than current termite control methods," Choe said.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Since then, they have worked with control samples and real bodies buried in soil at a body farm to refine their methods further.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Meta said Ofcom's methods for calculating fees and penalties were "disproportionate", while Ofcom said it would "robustly defend" its position.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

In medicine there were no reliable methods of measuring success until the nineteenth century.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton