systematic

Meaning

Adj

1. Carried out according to a planned, ordered procedure.
2. (broadly) Methodical; regular and orderly.
3. Treating an object as a system or coherent whole.
4. Of or relating to taxonomic classification.
5. Of, relating to, or in accordance with generally recognized conventions for the naming of chemicals.
6. (archaic, literary) Of, relating to, or being a system.

Adv

systematically

Opposite of

chaotic, haphazard

Synonyms

methodical

regular

orderly

systematical

planned

formal

businesslike

taxonomical

well-regulated

well-organized

taxonomic

normal

official

on schedule

order

ordered

organic

organized

phased

proper

routine

scheduled

scientific

seriously

systematically

systemic

tidy

trim

well-planned

according to schedule

according to plan

well-organised

accurate

analytic

analytical

as planned

balanced

controlled

correct

even

fine

methodic

Translations

systematisch

systématique

sistemático

sistemático

sistematico

systematisch

planmäßig

sistemàtic

stelselmatig

συστηματικός

metodico

planmatig

methodisch

méthodique

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪk/

Etymology

Cognate with French: systématique

Cognate with Italian: sistematico

In summary

Borrowed from Late Latin systēmaticus, from Koine Greek συστηματικός (sustēmatikós), from σύστημᾰ (sústēmă, “a composite; system”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, adjective suffix). Cognate with French systématique and Italian sistematico. By surface analysis, system + -atic.