Home › Words › S › submethodsubmethodsubmethod means A method or technique used as part of another method.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, submethod ranks #16,022 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom sub- + method.nounA method or technique used as part of another method.A method in a subclass that overrides the corresponding method in its superclass.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.subsubroutine 68% match — A subroutine called from another subroutine. vs submethod →subprogram 66% match — A program contained within a larger program. vs submethod →submodule 64% match — A module making up part of a larger module. vs submethod →substep 60% match — Any smaller element of a step in a procedure. vs submethod →subprotocol 60% match — A secondary or subsidiary protocol. vs submethod →subtechnology 59% match — A secondary or subsidiary technology. vs submethod →substatement 59% match — A statement that forms part of a larger statement. vs submethod →submessage 59% match — A message that makes up part of another message. vs submethod →