List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 239

SYNONYMS: method, system, routine, manner, mode, fashion, way.
These nouns refer to the plans or procedures followed to accomplish a task or attain a goal.

Method implies a detailed, logically ordered plan: The convention system has its faults, of course, but I do not know of a better method for choosing a presidential nominee.
System suggests order, regularity, and coordination of methods, often affecting all parts of a whole: They had a system of allotting welfare.
A routine is a habitual, often tiresome method: The business is carried on in a constant routine by the clerks.
Manner emphasizes a personal or distinctive method of action or procedure: She has a precise, clearly articulated manner of speaking. The basset, in the manner of hunting dogs, dashed across the field, nose to the ground.
Mode often denotes a manner influenced by or arising from tradition or custom: A nomadic mode was typical of the people of the Great Plains.
Fashion is often synonymous with manner and mode; it sometimes suggests highly personal, even idiosyncratic behavior: The chief of staff issued a series of orders in an abrasive fashion. She sang, in her own fashion.
Way is the least specific of these terms: I think that the only way to tell if it is good is to wait and see if it lasts.