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Synonyms
methodical (also methodic), neat, orderly, organized, regular, systematized
Antonyms
disorganized, haphazard, hit-or-miss, immethodical, irregular, nonsystematic, patternless, planless, systemless, unsystematic
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The Leipzig psychologists did not discover any systematic differences in personality. — Corinna Hartmann, Scientific American, "Does Birth Order Affect Personality?," 8 Aug. 2019 In June, Buzzfeed published the findings of the Plain View Project, a systematic investigation into white supremacist sympathies among police officers nationwide. — Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic, "Don’t Give the Government More Power to Fight White Terrorism," 7 Aug. 2019 The systematic looting of language can be recognized by the tendency of its users to forgo its nuanced, complex, mid-wifery properties for menace and subjugation. — Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, "Missing Toni Morrison: raceAhead," 6 Aug. 2019 Five years ago, Islamic State fighters invaded my ancestral homeland of Sinjar, Iraq, and waged a systematic ethnic-cleansing campaign against the Yazidi community. — Nadia Murad, Twin Cities, "Nadia Murad: The genocide against the Yazidi continues," 4 Aug. 2019 The campus had been a German barracks during the war, her dormitory was near the ruins of the Jewish ghetto, and there were still gaps along the streets from the Nazis’ systematic destruction of the city, in 1944. — Ruth Franklin, The New Yorker, "Olga Tokarczuk’s Novels Against Nationalism," 29 July 2019 Meanwhile, on the Dampier Islands off the northwestern coast of Australia, Bailey and colleagues have begun the first systematic exploration of Australia’s submerged paleocoast. — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, "Rising Seas Swallowed Countless Archaeological Sites. Scientists Want Them Back," 20 May 2019 Although an investigation by the DOJ’s IG could result in criminal charges, the agency conducts reviews of systematic failures within the department. — Murray Waas, Vox, "Exclusive: Trump loyalist Matthew Whitaker was counseling the White House on investigating Clinton," 9 Nov. 2018 First, our investigation found that the Russian government interfered in our election in sweeping and systematic fashion. — Katie Reilly, Time, "Read Robert Mueller's Opening Statement for His Testimony About the Russia Investigation," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'systematic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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