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methodically

[muh-thod-ik-lee] / məˈθɒd ɪk li /
ADVERB
exactly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absolutely altogether carefully completely correctly definitely explicitly indeed literally precisely quite specifically strictly totally truly
STRONG
just
WEAK
bang expressly faithfully faultlessly for a fact for certain for sure in every respect no mistake on the dot on the money on the nail on the nose positively right rigorously scrupulously severely sharp square the ticket truthfully unequivocally unerringly utterly veraciously wholly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
doubtfully dubiously incompletely indefinite partially questionably
WEAK
inaccurately inexactly
ADVERB
neatly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accurately adroitly aptly cleanly efficiently expertly nicely precisely skillfully
WEAK
adeptly fastidiously handily orderly sprucely
ADVERB
regularly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
always constantly continually daily exactly incessantly normally periodically steadily typically
WEAK
ceaselessly cyclically evenly invariably mechanically monotonously perpetually redundantly rhythmically seasonally unbrokenly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
never
WEAK
erratically irregularly unevenly
ADVERB
systematically
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consistently regularly
WEAK
in order

Example Sentences

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Doncic scored his final points of the night on a two-handed dunk in transition, methodically jumping off of both feet before barely clearing the top of the rim.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Then, in the Zaporizhzhia region, workshops where enemy devices were dismantled, their entrails methodically examined, their secrets extracted piece by piece.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

"In order to get over them we have to act methodically, rigorously, and as a team."

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Like teens in a creepy house the software sub-sectors are being taken out methodically, one by one.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

When he had done so, he took out a handkerchief and methodically blew his nose, one nostril at a time.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.