Synonyms of procedure

procedure

noun

prə-ˈsē-jər 

1

as in process

a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result

followed the procedure for replacing the broken part exactly as the owner's manual instructed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• process
• method
• technique
• operation
• course
• proceeding
• manner
• approach
• system
• way
• scheme
• program
• routine
• strategy
• project
• plan
• formula
• mode
• arrangement
• activity
• drill
• fashion
• style
• design
• undertaking
• layout
• performance
• work
• recipe
• functioning
• form
• enterprise
• movement
• plot
• blueprint
• achievement
• game plan
• ground plan
• accomplishment
• attainment

2

as in policy

a way of acting or proceeding

followed standard procedure for dealing with a consumer complaint

Synonyms & Similar Words

• policy
• method
• methodology
• program
• strategy
• approach
• course
• plan
• scheme
• line
• intention
• intent
• purpose
• design
• blueprint
• direction
• path
• pathway
• tack

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of procedure

For all the government’s rhetoric and commitment to a decades-old revolution, Cubans see a much-vaunted medical system that is failing, unable to provide drugs, procedures — or even electricity. —Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025

That headline hair transplant cost typically includes airport pickup, hotel, clinic transfers, the procedure, and follow-up guidance. —Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025

In the past, this was a complicated procedure that entailed stripping out the varicose veins in the operating room with the patient under general anesthesia. —Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025

Disorders like tremors can be traced to specific misbehaving circuits in the brain, Munyon said while explaining the procedure. —Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025