systematic

sys·tem·at·ic

adjective \ˌsis-tə-ˈma-tik\

Definition of SYSTEMATIC

1

: relating to or consisting of a system

2

: presented or formulated as a coherent body of ideas or principles <systematic thought>

3

a : methodical in procedure or plan <a systematic approach> <a systematic scholar>

b : marked by thoroughness and regularity <systematic efforts>

4

: of, relating to, or concerned with classification; specifically : taxonomic

— sys·tem·at·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— sys·tem·at·ic·ness \-tik-nəs\ noun

Examples of SYSTEMATIC

1. We used a systematic approach to solve the problem.
2. She made a systematic study of the evidence.
3. the systematic production of cars

Origin of SYSTEMATIC

Late Latin systematicus, from Greek systēmatikos, from systēmat-, systēma

First Known Use: circa 1680

Related to SYSTEMATIC

Synonyms

neat, orderly, organized, regular, methodical, systematized

Antonyms

disorganized, haphazard, hit-or-miss, immethodical, irregular, nonsystematic, patternless, planless, systemless, unsystematic

Related Words

ordered, regularized, standardized, structured; accurate, clocklike, correct, exact, precise; detailed, specific

Near Antonyms

chaotic, disordered, disorderly, shambolic [chiefly British], unordered

Rhymes with SYSTEMATIC

achromatic, acrobatic, aerobatic, anabatic, antistatic, aromatic, Asiatic, astigmatic, autocratic, automatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, cinematic, democratic, diplomatic, Eleatic, emblematic, enzymatic, Hanseatic, hieratic, Hippocratic, hydrostatic, kerygmatic, kleptocratic, melismatic, mobocratic, monocratic, morganatic, numismatic, operatic, phallocratic, photostatic, plutocratic, pre-Socratic, problematic, programmatic, symptomatic, technocratic, theocratic, thermostatic, undogmatic, undramatic

sys·tem·at·ic

adjective \ˌsis-tə-ˈmat-ik\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of SYSTEMATIC

: of, relating to, or concerned with classification; specifically : taxonomic

—sys·tem·at·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ (audio pronunciation) adverb