Definitions

methodical

[muh-thod-i-kuhl] / məˈθɒd ɪ kəl /

ADJECTIVE

organized

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analytical businesslike careful deliberate disciplined efficient meticulous orderly painstaking precise scrupulous structured systematic

WEAK

all together exact fixed framed grooved logical methodic methodized neat ordered planned regular set-up tidy together well-regulated

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless chaotic disorderly disorganized inefficient negligent thoughtless unmethodical unscrupulous unsystematic

Example Sentences

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The methodical ones proceed with one book followed by another, doling out plots in manageable hunks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

This requires methodical, thoughtful action on the part of policymakers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

It was this methodical jigsaw of footage that allowed police to arrest McCullagh for a second time and seize his computer.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

“In the ’90s, there was no DNA, so everything had a slower pace and a more methodical way about it,” Sarnoff says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Then, adjusting herself on her haunches for a moment, she went back to her methodical work.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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