methodical

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /mɪˈθɑdɪkəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #25461

Meanings

1

adj
Done in a careful, orderly, and systematic way.

She took a methodical approach to organizing the files.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · done in a careful, orderly,... systematic orderly

More codifiedregular scientificsystemative

Opposites

asystematicdesultoryflounderishhaphazardunfocusedunmethodical

Word family

Forms methodicalness

Derived forms amethodicalimmethodicalintramethodicalmethodicalnessnonmethodicalpremethodicalunmethodical

Related forms focused methodic methodically methodological

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μεθοδικός (methodikós, “going to work by rule, systematic, crafty”) + -al.

μεθοδικός Ancient Greek

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# methodical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /mɪˈθɑdɪkəl/
**Frequency rank:** 25461

## Meanings
1. Done in a careful, orderly, and systematic way.

## Examples
- She took a methodical approach to organizing the files.

## Synonyms
- codified
- orderly
- regular
- scientific
- systematic
- systemative

## Antonyms
- asystematic
- desultory
- flounderish
- haphazard
- unfocused
- unmethodical

## Derived Forms
- amethodical
- immethodical
- intramethodical
- methodicalness
- nonmethodical
- premethodical
- unmethodical

## Related Forms
- focused
- methodic
- methodically
- methodological

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: μεθοδικός

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek μεθοδικός (methodikós, “going to work by rule, systematic, crafty”) + -al.

## AI Etymology
Methodical is from Ancient Greek μεθοδικός (methodikós, “going to work by rule, systematic, crafty”) + -al. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means done in a careful, orderly, and systematic way. Related forms include focused, methodic, methodically, methodological. Derived formations include amethodical, immethodical, intramethodical, methodicalness, nonmethodical.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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