how

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of HOW

the means or procedure for doing something <the environmental activist eagerly launched into an explanation of the hows and whys of developing renewable energy sources>

Synonyms approach, fashion, form, how, manner, methodology, recipe, strategy, style, system, tack, tactics, technique, way

Related Words mode, modus operandi; blueprint, design, game, game plan, ground plan, intrigue, layout, line, model, plan, plot, program, route, scheme; expedient, move, shift, step; practice (also practise), process, routine; policy

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