multistep

adjective

mul·​ti·​step ˌməl-tē-ˈstep 

-ˌtī-

: involving two or more distinct steps or stages

the first step in a multistep process

a multistep strategy/approach

Play strategy games like chess and Monopoly often, recommends Suzanne Farmer … . They're great practice for making decisions and thinking through multistep problems …

—Jennifer Kelly Geddes

Examples of multistep in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That vote was meant to be the final part of the multistep process for amending the Virginia constitution. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 13 May 2026

The company says the model gives Eno memory, reasoning and the ability to plan multistep tasks over time. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026

There’s typically a multistep process to claim VAT refunds, experts said. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 30 May 2026

At first glance, this may be surprising to users of AI who are impressed by its polished essays, codebases and multistep projects generated in seconds. — Alice Xu, The Conversation, 12 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for multistep

• overstep
• bicep
• doorstep
• footstep
• instep
• misstep
• sidestep
• cep
• hep
• pep
• prep
• rep