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

2 senses of technique

Sense 1
technique -- (a practical method or art applied to some particular task)
       => method -- (a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps))

Sense 2
proficiency, technique -- (skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency")
       => skillfulness -- (the state of being cognitively skillful)