Synonyms 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.

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

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

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1. system

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

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

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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

Matched Categories

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

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1. systemnoun

   Synonyms:
   a whole (viewed with reference to the interdependence of its parts), combination of parts to form a whole

2. systemnoun

   Synonyms:
   scheme, body, plan, theory, connected view

3. systemnoun

   Synonyms:
   order, method, regularity, rule

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1. systemnoun

   Synonyms:
   method, order

   Antonyms:
   chaos, confusion, disorder

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1. List of paraphrases for "system":

   systems, regime, scheme, network, sistema, système, mechanism, device, regimes, institutional, plan, framework, system-wide, ccass, sytem, systematic

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1. John Gall:

   A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.

2. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   The system set it has you wired, but it never gets tired. It keeps you in uncertainty while it tracks you with its -sin- number and social security. The system set. See ras cardo's youtube video- the system set.

3. Derrick Johnson:

   We, African Americans, don't expect much from the system, we participate in the system and fund the system with our tax dollars, but we have low expectations of the system to work for us.

4. Damian Real:

   Basically what it does is that it has a central part, LED lights which are lit all the time. When the cyclist moves to the left it activates the indicator on the left side. When the right arm is moved it activates the indicator on the right side. This system has two forms, one which is prevention and to illuminate and the other is an alert system. This system connects to mobile phone sensors so that when there is a change in acceleration it sends those registered details that there is a change in acceleration and probably an accident and a location where the cyclist can be found. So it has two things, firstly prevention and the other is an alert system in case of an accident.

5. Angus Houston:

   I think we've got to be very, very careful because you can turn this system off, what would have happened while the system is operating, we'd know exactly where the aircraft was. If somebody had turned the system off, we're in the same set of circumstances as we've experienced on the latter part of the flight of MH370.