systematically

American  

[sis-tuh-mat-ik-lee] / ˌsɪs təˈmæt ɪk li /

adverb

1. in a focused, consistent, and methodical way.

   The report will help me analyze deficiencies within the company and systematically implement action plans to address them over time.

   Europol's Chief of Staff said that children are being systematically targeted for recruitment by criminal gangs.

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Other Word Forms

• intersystematically
  adverb
• nonsystematically
  adverb
• oversystematically
  adverb
• presystematically
  adverb
• quasi-systematically
  adverb
• unsystematically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of systematically

First recorded in 1640–50; systematic ( def. ) + -ally ( def. )

Explanation

If you do something systematically, you do it in an orderly, methodical way. Someone who systematically records her dreams is careful to write them in a notebook every single morning. Use the adverb systematically when you describe something that's carried out in a deliberate way, especially following a plan. You might systematically memorize every word in the dictionary, starting with A and working your way through the alphabet, or watch a toddler systematically pick up one Cheerio at a time from his bowl and throw it on the floor. Systematically and systematic come from a Greek root, systematikos, or "combined in a whole."

Example Sentences

“The pursuit of greater profits cannot justify choices that systematically sacrifice jobs, because the human person is an end, not a means,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

And trend trading means following price action systematically, using signals like a five-day or 20-day moving average crossover to go long, and locking in profits when the trend breaks.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

As Salon’s Andi Zeisler masterfully outlined, conspiratorial thinking “flourishes in times of political and social upheaval, and it tends to resonate within minoritized groups ‘who are systematically kept from participating fully in society’”:

From Salon • May 23, 2026

I demonstrate mathematically that with an otherwise level playing field, when one group is larger, its members systematically enjoy more connections—along with the opportunities that flow through them.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

Hiding behind trees and cars along the way, we systematically moved closer to our goal.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

Related Words

• consistently
• methodically
• regularly