methodize

Synonym Chooser

How does the verb methodize contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of methodize are arrange, marshal, order, organize, and systematize. While all these words mean "to put persons or things into their proper places in relation to each other," methodize suggests imposing an orderly procedure rather than a fixed scheme.

methodizes every aspect of daily living

In what contexts can arrange take the place of methodize?

The words arrange and methodize are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, arrange implies a setting in sequence, relationship, or adjustment.

arranged the files numerically

When might marshal be a better fit than methodize?

The synonyms marshal and methodize are sometimes interchangeable, but marshal suggests gathering and arranging in preparation for a particular operation or effective use.

marshaling the facts for argument

When can order be used instead of methodize?

Although the words order and methodize have much in common, order suggests a straightening out so as to eliminate confusion.

ordered her business affairs

When would organize be a good substitute for methodize?

While in some cases nearly identical to methodize, organize implies arranging so that the whole aggregate works as a unit with each element having a proper function.

organized the volunteers into teams

When is it sensible to use systematize instead of methodize?

In some situations, the words systematize and methodize are roughly equivalent. However, systematize implies arranging according to a predetermined scheme.

systematized billing procedures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for methodize
Verb
  • Professional, organized thieves swooping into stores in groups to steal high-demand items to sell on the black market.
    Cailey Locklair, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Soccer Three top players in Southern Section girls soccer have been ruled ineligible for the rest of the season for taking part in a training camp organized by a pro team.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In a bid to systematize the valuation of buildings, assessors were known to count the size and number of windows in a structure.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In 1949, the company rolled out a new venture to systematize the disparate European operations, creating units in different countries that were wholly owned by a new entity known as the Word Trade Corporation.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Republican House members have rushed to introduce bills that would codify Trump's vision for expanding the U.S. borders by acquiring Greenland and the Panama Canal, for instance.
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The House and Senate must pass the Lumbee Fairness Act to codify this recognition once and for all.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The state’s Film Ready program, launched in April 2023 after a successful pilot, is helping standardize the filming process across New Jersey.
    Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
  • One of these rules, which was approved in late 2023 after nearly four years of deliberation, was intended to standardize how these companies report their shutoffs.
    Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • President Donald Trump has ordered federal health agencies to pause some external communications through Saturday, Feb. 1.
    Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
  • After a federal judge on Tuesday ordered a weeklong pause on the plan, his White House on Wednesday rescinded the original order.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Another Lewandowski spot kick reduced the advantage, before Eric Garcia latched onto a Pedri cross to finally equalize through a bullet header.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • To equalize this, excess summer hydropower is harnessed to mine green bitcoins that are cashed in to buy back electricity from India when rivers are driest.
    By Charlie Campbell/Gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • This is not somebody that Black people should be associated with and pretending to normalize.
    Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 21 Jan. 2025
  • This is not somebody that black people should be associated with and pretending to normalize.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Beijing also announced that its military forces would begin regularizing patrols in the Taiwan Strait.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Among the international companies that have settled with the Italian Revenue Agency, in 2016, Apple paid a sum of 318 million euros and the following year, Google paid a total of 306 million euros to regularize its fiscal position in the country.
    Joelle Diderich, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Methodize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/methodize. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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