The educational system is in transition.
Source: tatoeba (19106)
System
/ˈsɪstəm/
Synonyms for "system" (407 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (82)
Noun(22 words)
organizationschemeapparatusapparatusesappointingarrangementassemblageassignment submissionbodily networkbody systemcinemascopecommonholdcommunity of organismscomputing infrastructureconflict of laws analysiscoordinationscosmosesdistrict conduct proceduredrip basededifice
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edificeseducation approach
aggregationalgorithmallall beingall creationallnessanalityangleangle of visionanschauungapple-pie orderapproacharrangementarrayattackbasisbitch boxblueprintblueprintingbody build
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body-buildbrandcalculationcartridgecastcharactercharacteristiccharacteristicschartingcodecombinationcomplexcomplexioncompositionconceptionconcordconstituentsconstitutioncontrivancecopernican universecosmoscoursecrasiscreated naturecreated universecreationdeploymentdesigndevicedharmadiathesisdisciplinedisposaldispositioneinsteinian universe
Adjective(4 words)
cultural frameworkcurrent regimedanish ordeneconomic theory framework
Verb(1 words)
devise a procedure
Strong matches (122)
Noun(31 words)
emotional-intelligence basedensembleextraditionfabricsfasteningframework for analysisframeworksgovern closelygovernance modelgovernance studiesgovernance typehandkerchievesharnessesimplementationsincrease workflowinfrastructureinfrastructuresinstitutionskordalearning framework
enterpriseentityenvisagementethoseverything that isexpanding universeeyefacilityfashionfiberfiguringfine fettlefootingforesightforethoughtformformationframeframe of referenceframework
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gamegeniusgood conditiongood shapegood trimgraingramophonegraphingground plangroupguidelineguidelinesguisehabitharmonyhi fihuehumorhumorsideailkintegralintegrateintentionintercomjukeboxkindlayoutlightlineline of actionlineslineuplong-range planmachinemacrocosmmacrocosmosmakeupmannermanner of workingmappingmarshalingmaster planmeanmeansmeasuremechanismmegacosmmental outlookmeshmetagalaxymethodmethodicalnessmethodologymomodemode of operationmode of proceduremodus
Adjective(9 words)
essential service provisionfrench institutiongerman ordnunginstitutional frameworkitalian apparatoitalian sistemaitalian tecnicalogical organizationmethodical approach
Verb(2 words)
establish a committeeestablish a routine
Preposition(1 words)
in order
Related words (203)
modus operandimoldmonaural systemmonomouldmouldermouldynatureneatnessneedlenetworknewtonian universenickelodeonomneityoperations researchorderorderlinessorganizationoutlookpa
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pa systempatternpeacephonographphysiquepickuppictureplaceplanplanningplanning functionplenumpoint of viewpolicypositionpracticeprearrangementprocedureproceedingprocessprogramprogram of actionpropertyproportionptolemaic universepublic address systempulsating universequalityquietquietuderationalizationreciperecord changerrecord playerreference systemregardregimeregularityresourcerespectroutinescheduleschemaschematismschematizationschemescheme of arrangementsciencesequencesetset-upsetupsidesidereal universesightsituationslantsocietysomatotypesortsound truckspiritsquawk boxstampstandstandpointsteady-state universestereostrategic planstrategystreakstripestructurestylestylussuchnesssumsum of thingssymmetrysystematicnesssystematizationtacktactical plantacticstaptape recordertechniquetempertemperamenttendencytenorthe big picturethe drillthe howthe picturethe way oftidinesstonetotalitytotality of beingtranquillitytrimnessturntabletypeuniformityuniverseveinvictrolaviewviewpointwaywholewhole wide worldwide worldwiseworking planworldworld without end
Noun(49 words)
more governingmore paradigmaticnetsnetworknetwork basednetwork ofnetworksordersorganisationorganismsorganization orientedorganization schemeorganizationspattern recognition algorithmpeeragephysiological systemplatformplatformspolitical frameworkportuguese instituição
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preceptorsprocedureprocess related termprocess tracingproduction processpublic transportation serviceregimeregimenrules frameworksocial organizationsovietsspanish ordenspanish sistemastructurestructure a paragraphsupport framesystem of rulessystemasystematized processtaking turnsticketmastertotalitiestracttransmit electrical energytypologyvoting methodwell organizedwheelswholes
Adverb(1 words)
most solid structure
Adjective(13 words)
new ordernonliving systemofficial protocolorderly arrangementorganizational methodorganizational rulephysical systempolitical institutionsroman numeral numberedsocial arrangementsocial mechanismsocial organizationssystematic method
Verb(1 words)
organizing files
Determiner(1 words)
your method
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: organization, scheme, aggregation, algorithm, all.
- Sentence evidence is available for system, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "system".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "system"
Keep "system" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "system" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "system", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "system" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
17 entriesanatomy conceptbiology conceptbody partgroupgroupinginstrumentalityinstrumentationlive bodymattermeansmethodmethodicalnessorderlinessorganizationplan of actionprocess
Showing 16 of 17 words.
More specific
6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesclassroom systemnervous systemoperating systemschool systemsolar systemsystem of checks
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
6 entriesTranslations
140 translations across 91 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- sisteem noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- stelsel noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Albanian
1 entries- sistem noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- σύστημα noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Arabic
4 entries- جِهَاز noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- سيستم noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- نظام noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- نِظَام noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Aragonese
1 entries- sistema noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Armenian
1 entries- համակարգ noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Assamese
3 entries- ছিষ্টেম noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- পদ্ধতি noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- ব্যৱস্থা noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Asturian
1 entries- sistema noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- sistem noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Belarusian
2 entries- сыстэ́ма noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- сістэ́ма noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Bengali
3 entries- পদ্ধতি noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- রীতি noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- সিস্টেম noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Bulgarian
1 entries- систе́ма noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Burmese
2 entries- စနစ် noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- နည်း noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Catalan
1 entries- sistema noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Cebuano
1 entries- pamaagi noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 系統 /系统 noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- 體系 /体系 noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 制度 noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- 系統 /系统 noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- 體系 /体系 noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Corsican
1 entries- sistemu noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Czech
2 entries- soustava noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- systém noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Danish
1 entries- system noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Dutch
2 entries- stelsel noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- systeem noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Esperanto
2 entries- komplekso noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- sistemo noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Estonian
2 entries- menetlus noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- süsteem noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Finnish
2 entries- järjestelmä noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- systeemi noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
French
1 entries- système noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Galician
1 entries- sistema noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Georgian
1 entries- სისტემა noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
German
3 entries- Ordnung noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- System noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- Verbund noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Greek
1 entries- σύστημα noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Hawaiian
1 entries- ʻōnaehana noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Hebrew
1 entries- שִׁיטָה noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Higaonon
1 entries- pamaagi noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Hindi
4 entries- कार्यप्रणाली noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- क्रम noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- तंत्र noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- तरीक़ा noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Hungarian
2 entries- rendszer noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- szisztéma noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Icelandic
1 entries- kerfi noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Ido
1 entries- sistemo noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Indonesian
1 entries- sistem noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Interlingua
1 entries- systema noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Irish
1 entries- córas noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Italian
1 entries- sistema noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Japanese
4 entries- 体系 noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- 制度 noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- 系 noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- 系統 noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Kazakh
1 entries- жүйе noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Khmer
1 entries- ប្រព័ន្ធ noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Korean
3 entries- 계통 noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- 제도 noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- 체계 noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- система noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- тутум noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Lao
1 entries- ລະບົບ noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Latin
1 entries- systēma noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Latvian
1 entries- sistēma noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Lithuanian
1 entries- sistema noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Macedonian
1 entries- систем noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Malay
1 entries- sistem noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Maltese
1 entries- sistema noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Mongolian
1 entries- журам noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Māori
1 entries- pūnaha noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
North Frisian
3 entries- Süsteem noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- süsteem noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- süstääm noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- system noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- system noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Occitan
1 entries- sistèma noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Oromo
1 entries- sirna noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Persian
3 entries- سامانه noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- سیستم noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- منظومه noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Polish
2 entries- system noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- układ noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Portuguese
1 entries- sistema noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Romanian
1 entries- sistem noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Russian
1 entries- систе́ма noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Sanskrit
2 entries- क्रम noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- व्यवस्थ noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Scots
1 entries- seestem noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- siostam noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- sìstēm noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- sústav noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- су́став noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- сѝсте̄м noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Sicilian
1 entries- sistema noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Sindhi
1 entries- سِرِشتو noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Slovak
2 entries- systém noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- sústava noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Slovene
1 entries- sistem noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Spanish
1 entries- sistema noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Swabian
1 entries- Sischdem noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Swahili
1 entries- mfumo noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Swedish
1 entries- system noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Tagalog
2 entries- kaayusan noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- sistema noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Tajik
1 entries- систем noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Telugu
1 entries- వ్యవస్థ noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Thai
1 entries- ระบบ noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Turkish
3 entries- düzen noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- sistem noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- usul noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Turkmen
1 entries- sistema noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Ukrainian
1 entries- систе́ма noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Urdu
1 entries- نظام noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Uyghur
1 entries- سىستېما noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Uzbek
2 entries- sistema noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- tizim noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Vietnamese
1 entries- hệ thống noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Volapük
1 entries- sitot noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Welsh
1 entries- system noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
West-Frisian
2 entries- stelsel noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
- systeem noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Yiddish
1 entries- סיסטעם noun (group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole)
Sample sentences
33 total sentences available.
Communism is the system practiced in the Soviet Union.
Source: tatoeba (19258)
Communism was the political system in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, but that stopped in 1993.
Source: tatoeba (19259)
The engineer demonstrated how to operate the sophisticated system.
Source: tatoeba (20056)
Showing 4 of 33 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "system"?
Closest matches include organization, scheme, aggregation, algorithm, all.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "system"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.