Line and Method

Line

Line noun - A way of acting or proceeding.
Usage example: since the election, the president has taken a very conservative line

Method is a synonym for line in belief topic. In some cases you can use "Method" instead a noun "Line", when it comes to topics like approach, course of action.

Nearby Words: lined, linear, lineup, lineage, lineal

Method

Method noun - The means or procedure for doing something.
Usage example: the city council is stuck in the last century and needs to adopt more modern methods for doing things
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Synonyms for Method

Line is a synonym for method in means topic. Sometimes you can use "Line" instead a noun "Method", if it concerns topics such as tack.

How words are described

old old line old method
good good line good method
best best line best method
exact exact line exact method
Other adjectives: particular, similar, common, specific, direct, certain, current, standard, original, simple, popular, actual, entire, main, final, above, alternate, different, previous.

Both words in one sentence

  • Another enforced method acting moment was when Cleavon Little can't keep a straight face after Gene Wilder delivered the "You know... morons" line.
  • ASCII Art The usual method is by treating the characters as pixels (best done with a monospaced font, and in a plain-text file) and placing the characters into the appropriate spots line by line.
    Source: ASCII Art
  • Most atheists believe that the scientific method is a valid and valuable means of learning about nature, and many are in line with the view that science is good.
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