Synonyms for procedure
prəˈsi dʒərpro·ce·dure

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1. procedurenoun

   A particular method for performing a task.

   Synonyms:
   routine, process, algorithm, method, protocol

2. procedurenoun

   Synonyms:
   function, sub, method, routine, subroutine

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. procedure

   Operation is action considered with reference to the thing acted upon, and may apply to the action of an intelligent agent or of a material substance or force; as, the operation of a medicine. Performance and execution denote intelligent action, considered with reference to the actor or to that which he accomplishes; performance accomplishing the will of the actor, execution often the will of another; we speak of the performance of a duty, the execution of a sentence. Compare ACT.

   Synonyms:
   action, agency, effect, execution, force, influence, operation, performance, result

   Antonyms:
   failure, inaction, ineffectiveness, inefficiency, inutility, powerlessness, uselessness

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. procedure

   Synonyms:
   proceeding, act, progress, course of conduct, process

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 9 votes

1. procedure, processnoun

   a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

   "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"

   Synonyms:
   process, unconscious process, cognitive operation, cognitive process, operation, function, subprogram, mental process, physical process, subroutine, outgrowth, appendage, summons, routine

2. operation, procedurenoun

   a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work

   "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations"

   Synonyms:
   routine, surgery, mathematical operation, process, subroutine, surgical operation, function, cognitive operation, performance, subprogram, functioning, operation, military operation, cognitive process, surgical procedure, mental process, mathematical process, surgical process

3. routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, functionnoun

   a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

   Synonyms:
   turn, modus operandi, subprogram, social function, process, mathematical function, routine, subroutine, role, occasion, act, number, purpose, affair, part, map, office, operation, use, single-valued function, function, bit, social occasion, mapping

4. procedurenoun

   a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings

   Synonyms:
   routine, subroutine, operation, process, function, subprogram

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Proceeding
   • Work

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1. procedurenoun

   Synonyms:
   conduct, practice, course, process, management, course of action, mode of operation

2. procedurenoun

   Synonyms:
   act, transaction, deed, action, performance, proceeding, measure, step

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1. List of paraphrases for "procedure":

   proceedings, procedures, process, procedural, proceeding, procédure, internal, procedimento, method, domestic, interior, procedura, regime, order, action, homeland, indoor, verfahren

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1. Dax Shepard:

   Alright, Im going to commence the procedure, oh, yep, that feels weird.

2. Savita Ginde:

   Sometimes, if we get, if someone delivers before we get to see them for a procedure, then we are intact.

3. Charlie Whiting:

   The procedure now would be to simply red-flag any time that there’s a double-waved yellow flag, then there will be no discussion, it will be done routinely if there’s a double-waved yellow flag.

4. Anees Chagpar:

   When patients opt for immediate reconstruction, the cosmetic results tend to be superior, as a skin-sparing procedure is performed which preserves the skin envelope and the shape for the plastic surgeons to fill, for some women, there is also the psychological advantage of never being completely flat, which is important for their body image and feeling of femininity.

5. Jan Ting:

   Asylum is the trump card of immigration, credible fear was an informal procedure intended to keep people out, what’s its doing now is letting people in. People have learned the right words and phrases whether true or not.