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- [muh-thod-i-kuh l]
- /məˈθɒd ɪ kəl/
- /məˈθɒd.ɪ.kəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-thod-i-kuh l]
- /məˈθɒd ɪ kəl/
Definitions of methodical word
- adjective methodical performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person. 1
- adjective methodical painstaking, especially slow and careful; deliberate. 1
- noun methodical Done according to a systematic or established form of procedure. 1
- adjective methodical systematic, meticulous 1
- adjective methodical If you describe someone as methodical, you mean that they do things carefully, thoroughly, and in order. 0
- adjective methodical characterized by method or orderliness; systematic 0
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Origin of methodical
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; methodic (< Latin methodic(us) < Greek methodikós; see method, -ic) + -al1
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Parts of speech for Methodical
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conjunction
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methodical popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for methodical
adj methodical
- precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- businesslike — If you describe someone as businesslike, you mean that they deal with things in an efficient way without wasting time.
- efficient — (esp. of a system or machine) Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.
- scrupulous — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- meticulous — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
adjective methodical
- organized — affiliated in an organization, especially a union: organized dockworkers.
- organised — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- exact — Not approximated in any way; precise.
- framed — (of a picture or similar) held in a frame.
Antonyms for methodical
adj methodical
- negligent — guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty: negligent officials.
- disorganized — functioning without adequate order, systemization, or planning; uncoordinated: a woefully disorganized enterprise.
- inefficient — not efficient; unable to effect or achieve the desired result with reasonable economy of means.
- unscrupulous — not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled.
- unsystematic — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
adverb methodical
- hurriedly — moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
- helter-skelter — in headlong and disorderly haste: The children ran helter-skelter all over the house.
- unmindful — not mindful; unaware; heedless; forgetful; careless; neglectful: unmindful of obligations.
- at random — If you choose people or things at random, you do not use any particular method, so they all have an equal chance of being chosen.
- incontinently — immediately; at once; straightaway.
adjective methodical
- haphazard — characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless.
- disorganised — Lacking order or organisation; confused; chaotic.
- immethodical — not methodical; without method or system.
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