system | Definition of system

Synonyms and Antonyms of system

1 something made up of many interdependent or related parts

the national highway system allows travel from one end of the country to the other

the democratic system of checks and balances in government

Synonyms of system

complex, network

Words Related to system

interlacement, mesh, meshwork, net, plexus, web

aggregate, conglomerate, totality, whole

sequence, series

2 a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective

if you're going to wrap all these presents in one afternoon, you'll need a system

Synonyms of system

arrangement, blueprint, design, game, game plan, ground plan, master plan, plan, program, project, road map, scheme, strategy

Words Related to system

collusion, conspiracy, plot

contrivance, device, gambit, maneuver, ruse, stratagem, subterfuge, trick

counterplan, counterstrategy

means, tactic, technique, way

procedure, protocol

conception, idea, projet, proposal, specific(s), specification(s)

aim, intent, intention, purpose

diagram, formula, layout, map, pattern, platform, policy, recipe, setup

3 the means or procedure for doing something

not the best system perhaps, but it gets the job done

Synonyms of system

approach, fashion, form, how, manner, method, methodology, recipe, strategy, style, tack, tactics, technique, way

Words Related to system

mode, modus operandi

blueprint, design, game, game plan, ground plan, intrigue, layout, line, model, plan, plot, program, route, scheme

expedient, move, shift, step

practice (also practise), process, routine