SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
systematic
adjective
Following an organized method or plan.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Following an organized method
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Usage distinction
Return to topSystematic concerns an organized method. Comprehensive concerns breadth of coverage; a method can be systematic yet incomplete.
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A systematic review compared every label with the corresponding catalog record.
While classmates waited for instructions about a fictional campus puzzle archive, Farah showed initiative by listing the unsorted boxes and proposing a first inspection. She became engrossed in one especially interesting packet and nearly forgot the rest of the collection. Her partner suggested a systematic approach that recorded the same basic information for each box before examining individual puzzles deeply.
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