Synonyms for METHOD
ˈmɛθ ədmethod

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1. method

   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.

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

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

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1. method

   Synonyms:
   order, system, rule, way, manner, mode, course, process, regularity, arrangement

   Antonyms:
   disorder, conjecture, quackery, empiricism, experimentation, assumption, guess-work

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1. methodnoun

   a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

   Synonyms:
   method acting

2. method acting, methodnoun

   an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed

   Synonyms:
   method, method acting

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1. • Acting
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1. methodnoun

   Synonyms:
   arrangement, system, classification, orderly disposition

2. methodnoun

   Synonyms:
   way (viewed theoretically), MODE, manner, process, course, means, MODUS OPERANDI

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1. List of paraphrases for "method":

   methodology, approach, methods, way, mode, procedure, technique, manner, means, methodologies, ways, modality, modalities, fashion

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1. Eric Caine:

   Certain methods appeal to certain people, it's not true that if you prevent suicide in one method, they go to another.

2. German Chancellor Angela Merkel:

   We need a new method of work to solve problems, that makes reform of the Security Council necessary, reform which reflects the real power in the world better than the situation today.

3. Detronius Arbiter:

   I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.

4. Marty Carpenter:

   Those who voiced opposition to this bill are primarily arguing against capital punishment in general and that decision has already been made in our state, we regret anyone ever commits the heinous crime of aggravated murder to merit the death penalty and we prefer to use our primary method of lethal injection when such a sentence is issued. However, when a jury makes the decision and a judge signs a death warrant, enforcing that lawful decision is the obligation of the executive branch.

5. Olena Osipov of iFOODreal.com:

   Boneless turkey breast roast is the perfect main entrée if you are feeding a smaller crowd over the holidays, this method of stuffing the turkey breast with garlic, then rubbing it with fresh herbs is a nod to my Ukrainian roots where Mom cooked roasts the same way. They always turned out flavorful and this does, too.