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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Methods for achieving that organization are the heart of her book.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

In a study published in the journal Nature Methods on March 5, 2026, Economo and colleagues tested a new approach designed to dramatically speed up the process.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

To speed up the latter, the government plans to set up a Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

An article in Nature Reviews Methods Primer now provides a guide to freeze-casting methods that includes an overview on current and future applications and highlights characterization techniques with a focus on X-ray tomoscopy.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

In Publication No. 16, Methods for the Solution of Running-Key Ciphers, her work may have amounted to joint authorship.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield