Antonyms for modus

Grammar : Noun

Definition of modus

Origin : "way in which anything is done," 1640s, from Latin modus (plural modi), literally "a measure, extent, quantity; manner" (see mode (n.1)). Especially in modus operandi and modus vivendi.

As in manner : noun method, approach
As in method : noun means, procedure
As in mode : noun manner, way
As in system : noun method, plan
As in technique : noun method
As in way : noun method, technique

Example sentences :

But he had also done a great thing for exploration in changing the modus operandi.
Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

But brilliant as the idea might be, the difficulty was in the modus operandi.
Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne

His modus operandi is similar to that of Borckenhagen in its main features.
Extract from : « Lord Milner's Work in South Africa » by W. Basil Worsfold

There results between them a modus vivendi, which is organization.
Extract from : « Creative Evolution » by Henri Bergson

Yet the question of its modus operandi is still undetermined.
Extract from : « The Works of Edgar Allan Poe » by Edgar Allan Poe

Nothing could be more absurd than the modus operandi of your missionary.
Extract from : « Phyllis of Philistia » by Frank Frankfort Moore

What of the 'modus vivendi' of the two races occupying the same soil?
Extract from : « The Complete Essays of C. D. Warner » by Charles Dudley Warner

All enduring forms establish a modus vivendi with their surroundings.
Extract from : « Luck or Cunning » by Samuel Butler

A wise, liberal, Christian modus vivendi was the object of his desire.
Extract from : « Recollections of a Long Life » by John Stoughton

The modus operandi of this scheme is as simple as it is satisfactory.
Extract from : « Her Majesty's Mails » by William Lewins

Synonyms for modus

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