Processes

Synonyms for methodically

The synonym for methodically recorded in this bank is systematically, in the sense "in a systematic, orderly, step-by-step manner". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adverb · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 1 puzzle

The synonym for methodically

systematicallyadverb, in the sense "in a systematic, orderly, step-by-step manner"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for methodically.

The senseadverbTier 2, TreelineProcesses

in a systematic, orderly, step-by-step manner

She worked methodically through the checklist, never skipping a step.

This is the whole of what a player sees before choosing. The meaning has to come out of it.

The true synonym

systematically

Same sentence, swapped: She worked systematically through the checklist, never skipping a step.

Close but different

Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.

hastily
randomly
occasionally

Where methodically turns up in the game

methodically is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzle where methodically is the trap

haphazardlyadverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is indiscriminately, in the sense "without any organization or plan", with methodically sitting one tile away.

Play methodically

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so methodically reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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A reason under every answer, not just a right answer

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. methodically carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

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