MODE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MODE?

Need another word that means the same as “mode”? Find 36 synonyms and 30 related words for “mode” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Mode” are: musical mode, modal value, modality, mood, fashion, manner, style, way, means, method, system, approach, technique, procedure, process, methodology, modus operandi, form, routine, practice, function, position, operation, role, capacity, vogue, current style, latest style, look, trend, latest thing, latest taste, mean, median, midpoint, centre

Mode as a Noun

Definitions of "Mode" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mode” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An option allowing a change in the method of operation of a device, especially a camera.
• A set of musical notes forming a scale and from which melodies and harmonies are constructed.
• A particular functioning condition or arrangement.
• The character of a modal proposition (whether necessary, contingent, possible, or impossible).
• A way of operating or using a system.
• How something is done or how it happens.
• A classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility.
• The value that occurs most frequently in a given set of data.
• The most frequent value of a random variable.
• A fashion or style in clothes, art, literature, etc.
• Any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave.
• A way or manner in which something occurs or is experienced, expressed, or done.
• Any of the distinct kinds or patterns of vibration of an oscillating system.
• Verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker.

Synonyms of "Mode" as a noun (36 Words)

approach	The temporal property of becoming nearer in time. The landowner made an approach to the developer.
capacity	The power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior. Limited runway capacity.
centre	The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience. The city centre.
current style	A steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes.
fashion	A popular or the latest style of clothing, hair, decoration, or behaviour. A fashion magazine.
form	An ability to perform well. He first sketches the plot in outline form.
function	Mathematics a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set the domain of the function is associated with an element of another set the range of the function. A seemingly endless round of social functions.
latest style	The most recent news or development.
latest taste	The most recent news or development.
latest thing	The most recent news or development.
look	An expression of a feeling or thought by looking. A look of triumph.
manner	A kind or sort. What manner of man is he.
mean	An average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n.
means	An instrumentality for accomplishing some end. Technology seen as a means to bring about emancipation.
median	The median value of a range of values. Acreages ranged from one to fifty two with a median of twenty four.
method	The quality of being well organized and systematic in thought or action. Historical study is the rigorous combination of knowledge and method.
methodology	A system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity. A methodology for investigating the concept of focal points.
midpoint	A point somewhere in the middle. He would have been at the midpoint in his career.
modal value	An ideal accepted by some individual or group.
modality	A particular mode in which something exists or is experienced or expressed. The harmony had a touch of modality.
modus operandi	An unvarying or habitual method or procedure.
mood	A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling. He was obviously in a mood.
musical mode	A play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing.
operation	Psychology the performance of some composite cognitive activity an operation that affects mental contents. Certain machine tool operations.
position	An opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute. He made up ground to finish in second position.
practice	Knowledge of how something is usually done. The practice of the law.
procedure	A mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings. The procedure of obtaining a driver s license.
process	An instance of a program being executed in a multitasking operating system typically running in an environment that protects it from other processes. Events now in process.
role	Normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting. He took an active role in bringing about reform.
routine	A short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program. As a matter of routine a report will be sent to the director.
style	In an invertebrate a small slender pointed appendage a stylet. A striking feature of Swift s style is his use of conjunctions.
system	A method of choosing one’s procedure in gambling. The body has a system of organs for digestion.
technique	Skill or ability in a particular field. New surgical techniques mean a shorter hospital stay.
trend	A general tendency to change (as of opinion. The latest trends in modern dance.
vogue	The popular taste at a given time. Crochet garments are in vogue this season.
way	A general category of things used in the expression in the way of. Didn t know the way home.

Usage Examples of "Mode" as a noun

• A camcorder in automatic mode.
• In the Seventies the mode for active wear took hold.
• Some computers provide several so-called processor modes.
• His preferred mode of travel was a kayak.
• Their nomadic mode of existence.
• Switched from keyboard to voice mode.

Associations of "Mode" (30 Words)

architectural	Bearing a resemblance to buildings. He liked architectural plants particularly large spiky palms.
architecture	The style in which a building is designed and constructed, especially with regard to a specific period, place, or culture. The chemical architecture of the human brain.
aroma	A distinctive odor that is pleasant. The aroma of officialdom.
befitting	Appropriate to the occasion. Behavior befitting a father.
concealment	The condition of being concealed or hidden. He darted forwards from the concealment of the bushes.
format	Especially in computing arrange or put into a format. Please format this disk before entering data.
framework	A structure supporting or containing something. A conservatory in a delicate framework of iron.
freewheel	Coast in a vehicle using the freewheel. She was convinced that she saved a lot of petrol money by turning the engine off and freewheeling down the hill.
infiltration	The action of entering or gaining access to an organization or place surreptitiously, especially in order to acquire secret information or cause damage. Cross border infiltrations.
mannequin	A person employed by a designer or shop to model clothes. She was too fat to be a mannequin.
manner	A way in which a thing is done or happens. Didn t your mother teach you any manners.
method	A way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps. Historical study is the rigorous combination of knowledge and method.
model	Create a representation or model of. He s been modelling for just two weeks.
paradigmatic	Of or denoting the relationship between a set of linguistic items that form mutually exclusive choices in particular syntactic roles. His biography is paradigmatic of the experiences of this generation.
pedant	A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit. The royal palace some pedants would say the ex royal palace.
popularity	The state or condition of being liked, admired, or supported by many people. He was at the height of his popularity.
prototype	Make a prototype of a product. The firm is testing a prototype of the weapon.
rack	Place in or on a rack. A spice rack.
repertory	Repertory theatres regarded collectively. Has a large repertory of dialects and characters.
sample	Take a sample of. Sample some entertaining nights out in Liverpool.
secrecy	The condition of being concealed or hidden. The bidding is conducted in secrecy.
secretly	In secrecy; not openly. I was embarrassed but secretly pleased too.
specimen	An individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc. used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display. They collected a urine specimen for urinalysis.
spheroid	A solid generated by a half revolution of an ellipse about its major axis prolate spheroid or minor axis oblate spheroid. It looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid.
stealth	Cautious and surreptitious action or movement. A stealth bomber.
stenography	A method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system.
style	Make consistent with certain rules of style. The pillars are no exception to the general style.
type	Metal types used in letterpress printing. Small type is hard to read.
vogue	Popular; fashionable. Citizenship was to be the government s vogue word.
wring	Squeeze (someone’s hand) tightly, especially with sincere emotion. Gave the wet cloth a wring.