systematically C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli/ UK /ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a methodical manner according to a fixed plan or system They systematically catalogued every artefact in the collection. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a methodical manner... methodicallyorderlylogicallyconsistentlythoroughly ↔ Opposites randomlyhaphazardlychaoticallyunsystematically Word family Related forms systemsystematicsystematize Etymology AI details From systematic + -ly, ultimately from Late Latin systematicus, from Ancient Greek sustēmatikos, from sustēma ('organized whole'). σύστημα Ancient Greek συνίστημι Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # systematically **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli/ ## Meanings 1. in a methodical manner according to a fixed plan or system ## Examples - They systematically catalogued every artefact in the collection. ## Synonyms - methodically - orderly - logically - consistently - thoroughly ## Antonyms - randomly - haphazardly - chaotically - unsystematically ## Related Forms - system - systematic - systematize ## Roots and Affixes - Root: σύστημα - Root: συνίστημι ## Etymology From systematic + -ly, ultimately from Late Latin systematicus, from Ancient Greek sustēmatikos, from sustēma ('organized whole'). ## AI Etymology Systematically comes from systematic + -ly, ultimately from Late Latin systematicus, from Ancient Greek sustēmatikos, from sustēma ('organized whole'). The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As an adverb, it carries the sense "in a methodical manner according to a fixed plan or system", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Ancient Greek σύστημα and Ancient Greek συνίστημι. Related words include system, systematic, systematize. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown