Synonyms for procédure
prəˈsi dʒərprocé·dure

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1. procedurenoun

   A particular method for performing a task.

   Synonyms:
   routine, process, algorithm, method, protocol

2. procedurenoun

   Synonyms:
   function, sub, method, routine, subroutine

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. procedure

   Operation is action considered with reference to the thing acted upon, and may apply to the action of an intelligent agent or of a material substance or force; as, the operation of a medicine. Performance and execution denote intelligent action, considered with reference to the actor or to that which he accomplishes; performance accomplishing the will of the actor, execution often the will of another; we speak of the performance of a duty, the execution of a sentence. Compare ACT.

   Synonyms:
   action, agency, effect, execution, force, influence, operation, performance, result

   Antonyms:
   failure, inaction, ineffectiveness, inefficiency, inutility, powerlessness, uselessness

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. procedure

   Synonyms:
   proceeding, act, progress, course of conduct, process

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 9 votes

1. procedure, processnoun

   a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

   "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"

   Synonyms:
   process, unconscious process, cognitive operation, cognitive process, operation, function, subprogram, procedure, mental process, physical process, subroutine, outgrowth, appendage, summons, routine

2. operation, procedurenoun

   a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work

   "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations"

   Synonyms:
   routine, surgery, mathematical operation, process, procedure, subroutine, surgical operation, function, cognitive operation, performance, subprogram, functioning, operation, military operation, cognitive process, surgical procedure, mental process, mathematical process, surgical process

3. routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, functionnoun

   a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

   Synonyms:
   turn, modus operandi, subprogram, social function, process, procedure, mathematical function, routine, subroutine, role, occasion, act, number, purpose, affair, part, map, office, operation, use, single-valued function, function, bit, social occasion, mapping

4. procedurenoun

   a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings

   Synonyms:
   routine, subroutine, operation, process, function, subprogram

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Proceeding
   • Work

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1. procedurenoun

   Synonyms:
   conduct, practice, course, process, management, course of action, mode of operation

2. procedurenoun

   Synonyms:
   act, transaction, deed, action, performance, proceeding, measure, step

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1. List of paraphrases for "procedure":

   proceedings, procedures, process, procedural, proceeding, procédure, internal, procedimento, method, domestic, interior, procedura, regime, order, action, homeland, indoor, verfahren

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How to use procédure in a sentence?

1. Stefan Danilla:

   Our research shows that the right procedure can improve self-esteem, self-image, sex life, social performance and physical symptoms, that improvement is shown as soon as three months after surgery and can last for years after.

2. Roman Polanski:

   I will submit myself to the procedure and we will see.

3. Frank Papay:

   Her strength was evident in the fact that she had been the longest-living face transplant patient to date, she was a great pioneer and her decision to undergo a sometimes daunting procedure is an enduring gift for all of humanity.

4. Ludo Hekman:

   We found out that it's really hard, and parts of the procedure to become European are really intense.

5. Richard Blumenthal:

   We failed to separate from the chain of command certain key substantive decisions about the procedure, but also a whole raft of crimes that are related to sexual assault.