Entry Word: methodical

Function: adjective

Meaning: following a set method, arrangement, or pattern <a methodical study plan that included lists of points to memorize>

Synonyms orderly, organized, regular, systematic, systematized

Related Words regularized, standardized; accurate, correct, exact, precise; detailed, specific; businesslike

Near Antonyms chaotic, disordered, disorderly, unordered

Antonyms disorganized, haphazard, irregular, unsystematic