Synonyms of procedures

procedures

noun

plural of procedure

1

as in processes

a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result

followed the procedure for replacing the broken part exactly as the owner's manual instructed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• processes
• methods
• techniques
• operations
• proceedings
• courses
• manners
• systems
• ways
• approaches
• activities
• strategies
• schemes
• programs
• plans
• formulas
• arrangements
• routines
• projects
• modes
• drills
• recipes
• styles
• works
• forms
• designs
• undertakings
• fashions
• movements
• enterprises
• performances
• plots
• blueprints
• layouts
• accomplishments
• achievements
• game plans
• ground plans
• attainments

2

as in policies

a way of acting or proceeding

followed standard procedure for dealing with a consumer complaint

Synonyms & Similar Words

• policies
• methods
• strategies
• methodologies
• programs
• approaches
• courses
• plans
• schemes
• lines
• intentions
• purposes
• designs
• intents
• directions
• blueprints
• pathways
• paths
• tacks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of procedures

Dozens of major health insurers, including Cigna, Aetna and United Healthcare, last year pledged to make fewer medical procedures require pre-authorization and to speed up the review process. —Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026

Walker, however, agreed with the majority that the president cannot deport migrants to countries where they will be persecuted or strip them of mandatory procedures that protect against their removal. —Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2026

Walker, however, agreed with the majority that the president cannot deport migrants to countries where they will be persecuted or strip them of mandatory procedures that protect against their removal. —Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026

O'Hara first sent an internal memo in May 2025, according to the report, reminding officers about proper procedures and applicable laws in handling domestic assaults. —Conor Wight, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026

But auditors said the problem could have been caught sooner if the state had more robust procedures to scrutinize inspections. —Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2026

After the team shared results with state officials, DTSC committed to perform soil testing at 100 homes that had their work done early in the process, before procedures underwent an overhaul. —Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026

Even the name is a misnomer, Mackey said, since the same pain can arise among women who’ve had other procedures, including lumpectomies and lymph node surgeries. —CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026

Emory has since performed a dozen procedures using the technology, mostly for arthritis. —Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026