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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms: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

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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How to use system in a sentence?

1. Tom Jawetz:

   When Congress in 1996 enacted sweeping immigration enforcement legislation — putting in place the expedited removal system that today allows Border Patrol agents to quickly deport people Border Patrol agents apprehend without any court process — it specifically created the credible fear process to preserve the right of people to seek asylum when they are apprehended between the ports of entry, congress did that knowing that if it circumscribed the right to seek protection, then it would run afoul of our obligations under Tom Jawetz and international law to not return people to face persecution abroad. The interim final rule issued today acknowledges this history even as it attempts to undo it entirely.

2. Farmers Welfare Minister Radha:

   I completely believe that in the beginning of the new year we'll gift (a new insurance scheme) to farmers, the new insurance policy will ensure compensation is paid as early as possible. In the current system payments keep getting delayed, destroying so many families.

3. Beverly Tatum:

   People sometimes think,' Well, I'm not calling anyone names or doing anything hateful, [ so ] I have no responsibility,' but the system of this web that surrounds all of us is reinforced by silence. So you have to speak up against it in the places where you are.

4. Yohannes Hailemariam:

   After the crash it came to our attention that the system is aggressive, it gives a message of stalling and it takes immediate action which is faster than the action which pilots were briefed to take by Boeing.

5. Jeff Sessions:

   A merit-based system, by definition, would be safer than a lottery or even extended family-based immigration.