method synonyms

method

n.

  1. Order

    classification, organization, arrangement; see order 3, system 1.

  2. A procedure

    mode, style, standard procedure, fashion, way, means, program, tenor, process, proceeding, adjustment, disposition, disposal, practice, routine, technic, technique, approach, method of attack, mode of operation, manner of working, ways and means, habit, custom, modus operandi (Latin), manner, formula, process, course, rule; see also system 2.

  3. Plan

    design, outline, scheme; see opinion 1, plan 2, purpose 1.

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