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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for methodize
Verb
  • Some readers have wondered if any local groups are organizing relief efforts.
    Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Consider organizing hackathons or innovation challenges that invite diverse communities to solve pressing problems using AI, like XPRIZE's AI competitions, which have sparked creative AI solutions for global issues such as healthcare.
    Sonal Soveni, Forbes, 15 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
  • The rationale was codified in Sharia: Virgins must not be killed, so the regime decreed they must be raped first before being hung.
    Mariam Memarsadeghi, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The last year following a presidential year, 2021, was historically packed, as states rushed to either codify or roll back COVID-era voting changes.
    Miles Parks, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Pay was standardized at 5,000 Kenyan shillings, or about $35, a month.
    Gioia Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Jan. 2025
  • And the inclusion of billing modifiers will also standardize in how services are coded and priced.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Brazilian media reported Saturday that the investigation was ordered by an on-call federal judge in Brazil’s Federal District.
    Sam Mednick and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Kerley appeared in Miami-Dade bond court, where a judge ordered him released on his own recognizance, according to local reports.
    Zach Powell, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The reform consolidated the public defense services of the state’s 44 counties under one statewide umbrella and aimed to equalize pay and standardize case management and other processes.
    Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Jan. 2025
  • But Kidman is one of the only good things about it, offering an early glimpse at her ability to equalize flinty resolve with giggling coquettishness.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Carter normalized relations with China, building on Richard Nixon’s outreach to Beijing.
    Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Mentors can help reframe failure as a step toward progress while being mindful not to normalize all failures as inherently positive.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 8 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 19 Jan. 2025.

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