Procedure
Procedure noun - A usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result.
Usage example: followed the procedure for replacing the broken part exactly as the owner's manual instructed
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Synonyms for Procedure
Scheme is a synonym for procedure in method topic. In some cases you can use "Scheme" instead a noun "Procedure", when it comes to topics like process, stratagem.
Nearby Word: procedural
Scheme
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| long | long procedure | long scheme |
| exact | exact procedure | exact scheme |
| particular | particular procedure | particular scheme |
| similar | similar procedure | similar scheme |
| Other adjectives: typical, usual, specific, complex, standard, simple, actual, entire, real, complicated, illegal, criminal, new, traditional, final, official, basic, failed. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Whether they have a brilliant scheme that needs a powerful backer or they're trying to deal with the mayor's latest crackpot scheme to revitalize the town, they'll be able to (and, in fact, be forced to) go straight to the mayor himself instead of dealing with bureaucracy or procedure.
Source: Ultimate Authority Mayor
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Scheme and Procedure. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/procedure/scheme
Procedure & Scheme. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/procedure/scheme>.
Scheme or Procedure. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/procedure/scheme.
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