method

/ˈmɛθəd/

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Type

Noun

Meaning

  1. A particular procedure or systematic way of doing something.

    • Researchers tested a new method for detecting contaminants in the water supply.

    • Do you prefer this teaching method over the traditional lecture format?

  2. Orderliness, discipline, or systematic planning in thought or action.

    • There is clear method in the way she organizes her research files.

    • Without any method in your studying, you will waste valuable time before the exam.

Collocations

  • scientific method
  • effective method
  • alternative method
  • preferred method
  • payment method
  • method of operation
  • teaching method

Synonyms

  • technique
  • approach
  • procedure
  • system
  • orderliness

Antonyms

  • chaos
  • disorder

Idioms

  • method to one's madness

    an underlying purpose behind seemingly irrational behavior

    His chaotic filing system looks crazy, but there is method to his madness.