equipment

[ih-kwip-muhnt] / ɪˈkwɪp mənt /

NOUN

supplies, gear for activity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apparatus furnishings furniture machinery material

STRONG

accessories accompaniments accouterments appliances appurtenances articles attachments baggage belongings contraptions contrivances devices equipage facilities fittings fixtures gadgets habiliments impedimenta materiel outfit paraphernalia provisions rig setup shebang stock store stuff tackle things tools trappings traps utensils

WEAK

kit and kaboodle miscellaneous provisioning

Example Sentences

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A last-minute switch to a drill bit typically used for rock allowed the team to complete the final 390 feet and reach the underlying material just before their equipment was scheduled to be removed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Layers of equipment, from real medical devices to whiteboards scribbled with a patients’ statuses, add to the ambient authenticity of a set built like an open emergency department, not a television soundstage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Under OBBBA, businesses can fully and permanently write off the cost of investment in research and development and equipment and machinery.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Japan relies on South East Asia for petroleum-derived products, most notably medical equipment - something that Takaichi stressed at a press briefing on Wednesday.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Had the smoke from the wildfire somehow messed up the plane’s equipment and made it impossible for the pilot to see?

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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