Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun methodology

2 senses of methodology

Sense 1
methodology, methodological analysis -- (the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline)
       => epistemology -- (the philosophical theory of knowledge)

Sense 2
methodology -- (the system of methods followed in a particular discipline)
       => method -- (a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps))