Synonyms of procedures

procedures

noun

plural of procedure

1

as in processes

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

• processes
• methods
• techniques
• operations
• proceedings
• courses
• manners
• systems
• ways
• approaches
• activities
• strategies
• schemes
• programs
• plans
• formulas
• arrangements
• routines
• projects
• modes
• drills
• recipes
• styles
• works
• forms
• designs
• undertakings
• fashions
• movements
• enterprises
• performances
• plots
• blueprints
• layouts
• accomplishments
• achievements
• game plans
• ground plans
• attainments

2

as in policies

a way of acting or proceeding

followed standard procedure for dealing with a consumer complaint

Synonyms & Similar Words

• policies
• methods
• strategies
• methodologies
• programs
• approaches
• courses
• plans
• schemes
• lines
• intentions
• purposes
• designs
• intents
• directions
• blueprints
• pathways
• paths
• tacks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of procedures

Tarter said RealTime Reservation keeps hotel and brand information separate and follows GDPR requirements, including procedures for deleting guest data. — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Its results have sparked a flurry of activity as physicists try to determine whether the conflicting measurements are a side effect of different experimental procedures, or a sign that new particles are popping up after all. — Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 29 July 2026

Similarly, the city of Maple Plain announced that a cybersecurity incident impacted parts of its water utility system and contingency procedures helped city workers maintain operations without interruption. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 29 July 2026

But nurses and physicians rotate in and out of rooms, often too overloaded with administering medications, measuring vitals, charting notes, and performing procedures to properly engage with them. — Anna Tsioulias, STAT, 29 July 2026

The main goal was to create tactics and procedures for how these uncrewed systems will work with regular aircraft. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Likewise, be patient with people who might be involved in health procedures. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 29 July 2026

As a result, at least 30 of the department’s 226 firefighters are not certified to perform advanced life-support procedures, placing additional demands on the firefighters who are. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

The lack of rights owed to victims in particular has been repeatedly condemned by international commissions and inquests into clergy abuse that have found that the church’s judicial procedures retraumatize victims through their secrecy and opacity. — ABC News, 22 July 2026