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procedure - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | procedure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | process, system for accomplishing something |
| Synonyms: | action, agenda, conduct, course, custom, daily grind, fashion, form, formula, game plan*, gimmick, grind, idea, layout, line, maneuver, measure, method, mode, modus operandi, move, nuts and bolts*, operation, performance, plan, policy, practice, proceeding, program, red tape*, routine, scheme, setup, step, strategy, style, transaction, agendum, channels, polity, the book, the numbers |
| Notes: | a process is a set or series of actions directed to some end or a natural series of changes; a procedure is a series of actions conducted in a certain manner, an established way of doing something |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | experiment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | investigation, test |
| Synonyms: | agreement, analysis, assay, attempt, check, dissection, dry run*, enterprise, essay, examination, exercise, fling*, measure, observation, operation, practice, probe, procedure, proof, quiz, rehearsal, research, scrutiny, search, speculation, study, trial, trial and error*, trial run*, try, tryout, undertaking, venture, verification, R and D, experimentation, research and development, try-on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | formula |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | set preparation; rule, recipe |
| Synonyms: | blueprint, canon, code, credo, creed, custom, description, direction, equation, form, maxim, method, modus operandi, precept, prescription, principle, procedure, rite, ritual, rote, theorem, way, formulary, rubric, specifications |
| Main Entry: | methodology |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | methods |
| Synonyms: | approach, design, manner, mode, plan, practice, procedure, process, program, style, technique, way, channels |
| Main Entry: | modus operandi |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | manner of operating |
| Synonyms: | approach, manner, means, method, modus vivendi, procedure, process, rule of thumb, system, technique, way, M.O., MO, manner of working, method of functioning, method of operating, method of operation, mode of operation, way of doing things, workings |
| Main Entry: | move |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | progress, deed |
| Synonyms: | act, action, alteration, change, maneuver, measure, modification, motion, movement, ploy, procedure, proceeding, shift, step, stir, stirring, stratagem, stroke, turn, variation |
| Antonyms: | idleness, inaction, stagnation, inactivity, regression |
| Main Entry: | path |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | course, way |
| Synonyms: | aisle, artery, avenue, beat, boulevard, direction, drag, footpath, groove, highway, lane, line, pass, passage, procedure, rail, road, route, rut, shortcut, street, stroll, terrace, thoroughfare, track, trail, walk, beaten path, byway, crosscut, pathway, roadway, walkway |
| Antonyms: | blockage |
| Main Entry: | proceeding |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | undertaking, course of action |
| Synonyms: | act, action, adventure, casualty, circumstance, come off, deed, exercise, experiment, happening, incident, maneuver, measure, move, movement, occurrence, operation, performance, procedure, process, step, transaction, venture, go-down, goings-on |
| Main Entry: | process |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | method; series of actions to achieve result |
| Synonyms: | action, advance, case, course, development, evolution, fashion, formation, growth, manner, means, measure, mechanism, mode, modus operandi, movement, operation, outgrowth, performance, practice, procedure, proceeding, progress, progression, red tape*, routine, rule, stage, step, suit, system, technique, transaction, trial, way, wise, working, channels, course of action, unfolding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | recipe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | directions, formula |
| Synonyms: | compound, method, modus operandi, prescription, procedure, process, program, receipt, technique, ingredients, instructions |
| Antonyms: | ingredient |
| Main Entry: | rite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ceremony, tradition |
| Synonyms: | act, celebration, ceremonial, communion, custom, form, formality, liturgy, observance, occasion, ordinance, practice, procedure, ritual, sacrament, service, solemnity |
| Main Entry: | ritual |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ceremony, tradition |
| Synonyms: | act, ceremonial, communion, convention, custom, form, formality, habit, liturgy, observance, ordinance, practice, prescription, procedure, protocol, red tape*, rite, routine, sacrament, service, solemnity, stereotype, usage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | routine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | habitual activity |
| Synonyms: | act, bit, custom, cycle, daily grind, drill, formula, grind*, groove*, habit, line, method, order, pace, pattern, piece, practice, procedure, program, rat race*, rote, round, rut, spiel*, system, tack, technique, usage, way, wont, beaten path, channels, schtick, treadmill |
| Antonyms: | break, excitement, unusual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | strategy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plan of action |
| Synonyms: | action, angle, approach, artifice, blueprint*, craft, cunning, design, game, game plan*, gimmick, layout, method, plan, planning, policy, procedure, program, project, proposition, racket*, scenario, scene, scheme, setup, slant, story, subtlety, system, tactics, brainchild, grand design, maneuvering |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tactics |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strategy |
| Synonyms: | approach, campaign, course, defense, device, disposition, line, maneuver, means, method, move, plan, ploy, policy, procedure, red tape*, scheme, stratagem, system, tack, technique, trick, way, channels, generalship, maneuvering, plan of attack |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | technique |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | method |
| Synonyms: | address, approach, art, artistry, capability, capacity, course, craft, delivery, execution, facility, fashion, knack*, know-how*, manner, means, mode, modus operandi, performance, procedure, proficiency, routine, skill, style, system, tactics, touch, usage, way, wise, modus, technic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | usage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | habit, custom |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, control, convention, currency, form, formula, handling, management, matter of course, method, mode, operation, practice, praxis, procedure, regime, regulation, rote, routine, rule, running, tradition, treatment, trick, use, way, wont, habitude |
| Main Entry: | course |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | progress, advance |
| Synonyms: | advancement, chain, continuity, development, flow, furtherance, line, manner, march, movement, order, plan, policy, procedure, program, progression, red tape*, row, scheme, sequel, sequence, series, string, succession, system, way, channels, consecution, polity, unfolding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | custom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | habitual action |
| Synonyms: | addiction, characteristic, daily grind, fashion, form, grind*, groove, habit, hang-up*, into*, manner, matter of course, mode, observance, practice, praxis, precedent, procedure, routine, rule, second nature*, shot, swim, thing, trick, usage, use, way, wont, beaten path, consuetude, habitude, proprieties |
| Antonyms: | departure, deviation, difference, divergence, irregularity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | formality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | convention, custom |
| Synonyms: | ceremony, form, gesture, liturgy, procedure, red tape*, rite, ritual, rule, service, solemnity, stereotype, tradition, academism, convenance, conventionality, matter of form, officialism, rituality, rubric, solemnness |
| Antonyms: | informality |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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