Antonyms for system
ˈsɪs təmsys·tem

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1. system

   Order in this connection denotes the fact or result of proper arrangement according to the due relation or sequence of the matters arranged; as, these papers are in order; in alphabetical order. Method denotes a process, a general or established way of doing or proceeding in anything; rule, an authoritative requirement or an established course of things; system, not merely a law of action or procedure, but a comprehensive plan in which all the parts are related to each other and to the whole; as, a system of theology; a railroad system; the digestive system; manner refers to the external qualities of actions, and to those often as settled and characteristic; we speak of a system of taxation, a method of collecting taxes, the rules by which assessments are made; or we say, as a rule the payments are heaviest at a certain time of year; a just tax may be made odious by the manner of its collection. Regularity applies to the even disposition of objects or uniform recurrence of acts in a series. There may be regularity without order, as in the recurrence of paroxysms of disease or insanity; there may be order without regularity, as in the arrangement of furniture in a room, where the objects are placed at varying distances. Order commonly implies the design of an intelligent agent or the appearance or suggestion of such design; regularity applies to an actual uniform disposition or recurrence with no suggestion of purpose, and as applied to human affairs is less intelligent and more mechanical than order. The most perfect order is often secured with least regularity, as in a fine essay or oration. The same may be said of system. There is a regularity of dividing a treatise into topics, paragraphs, and sentences, that is destructive of true rhetorical system. Compare HABIT; HYPOTHESIS.

   Antonyms:
   chaos, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disorder, irregularity

   Synonyms:
   manner, method, mode, order, regularity, rule

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. system

   Antonyms:
   disorder, derangement, confusion, fortuity, chance, medley, haphazard, incongruity, non-arrangement, nonclassification

   Synonyms:
   method, scheme, order, regularity, classification, arrangement, rule, plan

Matched Categories

1. • Body Part
   • Group
   • Instrumentality
   • Live Body
   • Matter
   • Method
   • Orderliness
   • Physical Chemistry
   • Plan Of Action

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 5 votes

1. systemnoun

   instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

   "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"

   Synonyms:
   organization, arrangement, organisation, system of rules, scheme

2. system, schemenoun

   a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

   "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"

   Synonyms:
   strategy, arrangement, scheme, dodging, outline, organization, system of rules, organisation, schema, dodge

3. systemnoun

   (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium

   "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide"

   Synonyms:
   organization, arrangement, organisation, system of rules, scheme

4. system, system of rulesnoun

   a complex of methods or rules governing behavior

   "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender"

   Synonyms:
   organization, arrangement, organisation, system of rules, scheme

5. arrangement, organization, organisation, systemnoun

   an organized structure for arranging or classifying

   "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification"

   Synonyms:
   governing body, constitution, establishment, system of rules, transcription, formation, organization, musical arrangement, governance, placement, arranging, scheme, brass, administration, agreement, arrangement, organisation

6. systemnoun

   a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts

   "the body has a system of organs for digestion"

   Synonyms:
   organization, arrangement, organisation, system of rules, scheme

7. systemnoun

   a procedure or process for obtaining an objective

   "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"

   Synonyms:
   organization, arrangement, organisation, system of rules, scheme

8. systemnoun

   the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole

   "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system"

   Synonyms:
   organization, arrangement, organisation, system of rules, scheme

9. organization, organisation, systemnoun

   an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized

   "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here"

   Synonyms:
   establishment, formation, arrangement, scheme, governance, governing body, organization, brass, system of rules, organisation, constitution, administration

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1. systemnoun

   Antonyms:
   chaos, confusion, disorder

   Synonyms:
   method, order

How to use system in a sentence?

1. John Kasich:

   You need to know how to bring people together. You have to have a strong agenda, whether I'm the nominee or whether I'm president or not, if you want this country fixed you got to pick someone who understands how to move that system.

2. Brett Kavanaugh:

   In our constitutional system, a judge must be independent, must keep an open mind in every case and must decide cases based on the facts and the law, not based on personal or policy views.

3. Yusuf Hussain:

   Insurance is one of the last hurdles, in order for there to be mass adoption, the path forward is a regulated, compliant exchange system that clients have become accustomed to in traditional finance.

4. James Rubin:

   It's a shame that the politics, the pendulum of our political system, has swung so far to the other direction that our President and others are not prepared to take some modest steps to defeat a genuine threat, not the fake threat that was exaggerated 10 years ago.

5. Jesus Seade:

   There is a gap in the dispute resolution system, we are trying to find a way to plug that gap.

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