Synonyms for procedure
prəˈsi dʒərpro·ce·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

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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, 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, 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, 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 procedure in a sentence?

1. Lieutenant General Nattorn Prohsunthorn:

   We tried to interrogate David but he would not speak to us and asked to speak to his embassy, yesterday the Canadian embassy came to see him. We think the Canadians would like to send him back to Canada but first we need to follow Thai legal procedure.

2. Dominique Keller:

   Following the procedure, Hasina was standing on her own, which is a positive sign, but in the end she may have been too weak from the experience.

3. Amy Elba:

   She had gone out to the hospital for a procedure and when she returned she had tested positive.

4. Katrina Jackson:

   This woman is seeking a medical procedure for a pregnancy that is not viable outside of the womb.

5. Rebeccah Slater:

   Our study suggests that not only do babies experience pain but they may be more sensitive to it than adults, if we would provide pain relief for an older child undergoing a procedure, then we should look at giving pain relief to an infant.