Synonyms for procedure
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1. procedure, process(noun)

   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, procedure(noun)

   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, function(noun)

   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. procedure(noun)

   a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings

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

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1. procedure(noun)

   A particular method for performing a task.

   Synonyms:
   routine, process, algorithm, method, protocol

2. procedure(noun)

   Synonyms:
   function, sub, method, routine, subroutine

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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 Antonyms(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. procedure

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

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1. procedure(n.)

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

2. procedure(n.)

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

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1. List of paraphrases:

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

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How to use procedure in a sentence?

1. John Sherrington:

   It seems extraordinary that a licence should be sought for a radical new technique affecting future generations without first conducting a clinical trial, there are also serious ethical objections to this procedure which involves the destruction of human embryos as part of the process.

2. Shawn Nolan:

   The courts have made clear that the government cannot rush executions in order to evade judicial review of the legality and constitutionality of its new execution procedure.

3. Stephanie Grisham:

   The procedure was successful, and there were no complications.

4. The Nepali investigators:

   This, together with the failure on the part of both the crew to follow the standard operating procedure at the critical stage of the flight, contributed to the loss of situational awareness.

5. Steve Milloy:

   EPA regulations are based on secret data developed in the 1990s, for the EPA, coming up with cherry-picked data is standard operating procedure.

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