most methodical

ADJECTIVE

organized, precise

Synonyms

WEAK

all together analytical businesslike by the book by the numbers careful cut-and-dried deliberate disciplined efficient exact fixed framed in a groove logical methodized meticulous neat ordered orderly painstaking planned regular scrupulous set-up structured systematic tidy together well-regulated

Antonyms

WEAK

confused disorderly disorganized imprecise unmethodical/unmethodic

ADJECTIVE

organized

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analytical businesslike careful deliberate disciplined efficient meticulous orderly painstaking precise scrupulous structured systematic

WEAK

all together exact fixed framed grooved logical methodic methodized neat ordered planned regular set up tidy together well-regulated

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless chaotic disorderly disorganized inefficient negligent thoughtless unmethodical unscrupulous unsystematic

Example Sentences

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As for Baltimore, it displayed one of its most methodical scoring assaults of the season against New Orleans before going off on a bye week.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2022

Mr. Anderson also came to the defense of Mr. Strzok, calling him “one of the most methodical, most meticulous, hard-working counterintelligence experts in the entire United States intelligence community.”

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2017

Speaking of cops, the police procedural, such as the Law & Order or CSI franchises, is the most methodical, systematic, even scientific attempt to restore order by gaining knowledge.

From Time • Oct. 5, 2015

He is probably one of the most methodical coaches when it comes to defensive techniques and game plans.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2015

He was indeed one of the most methodical of men, and thus accomplished a marvellous amount of work.

From American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History by Gordy, Wilbur Fisk