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routine vs procedure

procedure vs routine

routine and procedure both are nouns.

routine is an adjective but procedure is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
routine Yes Yes No No
procedure Yes No No No
As nouns, procedure is a hypernym of routine; that is, procedure is a word with a broader meaning than routine:
  • routine: an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
  • procedure: a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
Other hypernyms of routine include process.
As nouns, routine and procedure are synonyms defined as:
  • routine and procedure: a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
Other synonyms of routine include function, subprogram, subroutine.
routine (noun) procedure (noun)
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings
a short performance that is part of a longer program a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
routine (adjective) procedure (adjective)
found in the ordinary course of events
Difference between routine and procedure

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