System definition

System as a noun

1. instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

   "he bought a new stereo system"

2. a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

   "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"

   Same sense: scheme

3. (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium

   "in a static system, oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"

4. a complex of methods or rules governing behavior

   "they have to operate under a system they oppose"

   Same sense: system of rules

5. an organized structure for arranging or classifying

   "he tried to understand their system of classification"

   Same sense: organization, organisation, arrangement

6. a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts

   "the body has a system of organs for digestion"

7. a procedure or process for obtaining an objective

   "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"

8. the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole

   "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system"

9. an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized

   "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here"

   Same sense: organization, organisation

Synonyms and antonyms

• scheme
• system of rules
• organization
• organisation
• arrangement

All synonyms of system, sense by sense

How to say system

System has 2 syllables and rhymes with ecosystem. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with system

• ecosystem
• subsystem

SYSTEM in word games

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