Synonyms of systems

systems

noun

plural of system

1

as in networks

something made up of many interdependent or related parts

the national highway system allows travel from one end of the country to the other

the democratic system of checks and balances in government

Synonyms & Similar Words

• networks
• complexes
• series
• webs
• meshes
• aggregates
• conglomerates
• plexuses
• wholes
• sequences
• totalities
• interlacements
• nets
• meshworks
• supersystems

2

as in strategies

a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective

if you're going to wrap all these presents in one afternoon, you'll need a system

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strategies
• plans
• programs
• blueprints
• schemes
• projects
• designs
• arrangements
• proposals
• games
• devices
• procedures
• ways
• master plans
• ideas
• techniques
• ground plans
• recipes
• game plans
• road maps
• policies
• purposes
• protocols
• tactics
• plots
• specifications
• intentions
• means
• maneuvers
• intents
• conspiracies
• platforms
• contrivances
• conceptions
• maps
• collusions
• formulas
• aims
• stratagems
• setups
• subterfuges
• patterns
• tricks
• diagrams
• counterstrategies
• gambits
• counterplans
• specifics
• ruses
• layouts
• projets

3

as in methods

the means or procedure for doing something

not the best system perhaps, but it gets the job done

Synonyms & Similar Words

• methods
• approaches
• strategies
• methodologies
• techniques
• ways
• manners
• recipes
• tactics
• styles
• forms
• plans
• programs
• modes
• fashions
• models
• policies
• processes
• schemes
• hows
• routes
• tacks
• practices
• designs
• blueprints
• steps
• games
• layouts
• routines
• plots
• shifts
• moves
• intrigues
• lines
• ground plans
• game plans
• modi operandi
• expedients

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of systems

Announced at the Hot Chips conference, the processor is the first dual-architecture mainframe chip from IBM and is being developed for future IBM Z and LinuxONE systems. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2026

And tech giant Meta said one of its AI models was able to connect to the internet and hack into another organization’s systems during testing. — Tom Matsuda, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026

Towering waves generated by intense Pacific storm systems, their heights amplified by El Niño, could erode parts of the fragile coastline and shut down crucial coastal transportation arteries. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that his country is receiving substantially fewer Patriot defense systems, even as Russian ballistic attacks are increasing. — Sylvia Hui, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

But blaming the technology risks obscuring the fact that humans write the code, select the data on which AI systems are trained, approve their use, and decide where and how they are deployed. — Shaun Harper, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Enterprises buying an appliance, an edge inference product or a private deployment from a systems integrator should ask which artifact ships inside it. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

The office needs the two systems — one to safely take whistleblower complaints, one to manage audit files. — Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Mehta had been leading L3Harris’ space and mission systems and communications and spectrum dominance segments. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026