Synonyms for Method
ˈmɛθ ədmethod

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1. method

   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, mode, order, regularity, rule, system

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

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1. method

   Synonyms:
   order, system, rule, way, manner, mode, course, process, regularity, arrangement

   Antonyms:
   disorder, conjecture, quackery, empiricism, experimentation, assumption, guess-work

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1. Methodnoun

   A technique used in acting in which the actor tries to identify with the individual personality of the specific character being portrayed, so as to provide a realistic rendering of the character's role. Also called the Method, method acting, the Stanislavsky Method or Stanislavsky System.

   Synonyms:
   Order, system, rule, regularity, way, manner, mode, course, process, means.

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1. methodnoun

   a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

   Synonyms:
   method acting

2. method acting, methodnoun

   an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed

   Synonyms:
   method, method acting

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1. • Acting
   • Know-how

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1. methodnoun

   Synonyms:
   arrangement, system, classification, orderly disposition

2. methodnoun

   Synonyms:
   way (viewed theoretically), MODE, manner, process, course, means, MODUS OPERANDI

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1. List of paraphrases for "method":

   methodology, approach, methods, way, mode, procedure, technique, manner, means, methodologies, ways, modality, modalities, fashion

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How to use Method in a sentence?

1. Tio Hardiman:

   I do think theres a little something different in the air right now because it appears that theres no method to the madness thats going on across the nation, like in New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, a lot of different cities, whats going on is that its learned behavior. Its passed down from generation to generation ... you have people out here now that are shooting just to shoot people. Thats what makes it more dangerous.

2. Guy Wilkinson:

   From the point of view of our experiment, we think it has fulfilled all criteria of discovery. We have no other way of explaining what we have seen. But the scientific method is such that we have submitted a paper to a journal, the journal will consider it, then the community will judge.

3. Rachel Liverman:

   Traditional spa treatments are something you treat yourself with ; it’s a long, relaxing process you want to soak in. A facial studio like Glowbar is something that should be part of your weekly or monthly routine ; a quick and efficient facial you can fit in before or after work that does n’t break the bank, both have positive results, but consistency is key which is what makes facial members, specifically at Glowbar, the more practical, effective method for self-care.

4. From Petronii Arbitri Satyricon AD 66 (Attributed to Gaius Petronus, a Roman General who later committed suicide):

   We trained hard, but it seemed every time we were beginning to form up into teams, we would be reorganised. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganising, and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralisation.

5. Franklin D. Roosevelt:

   It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.