tools

NOUN

apparatus

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appliance device gear gizmo machine machinery means mechanism

STRONG

accoutrement contraption dingbat doodad doohickey furnishings gaff gimcrack gimmick grabber habiliments implement jigger job outfit paraphernalia provisions setup stuff supplies tackle thingamajig utensils whatchamacallit whatsis widget

WEAK

black box idiot box whosis

NOUN

equipment

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 trappings traps utensils

WEAK

kit and kaboodle miscellaneous provisioning

NOUN

gear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accessory apparatus harness instrument kit luggage machinery material paraphernalia stuff supply

STRONG

accouterment adjunct appurtenance baggage belongings contraption effects fittings habiliment impedimenta materiel means outfit possessions rigging setup tackle things trappings

WEAK

kit and kaboodle

NOUN

kit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apparatus bag container gear material

STRONG

accoutrements assortment collection effects impedimenta implements outfit pack paraphernalia rig satchel selection set stock stuff suitcase supplies tackle things trappings utensils

NOUN

tackle

Synonyms

STRONG

accouterment apparatus appliance gear goods habiliments hook impedimenta implements line machinery materiel outfit paraphernalia rig rigging trappings

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Tools are scattered throughout the studio, including a plumber’s torch for melting glass, crockpots for pickling and a dental tool she uses to stamp her logo, VM, short for Verre Modern, onto her ceramics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

World, formerly known as Worldcoin, is part of Tools for Humanity, a start-up co-founded and chaired by Sam Altman who is also the head of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Tools that investors have relied upon in the past to manage risk are likely to be less useful.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

In 1982, cartoonist Gary Larson introduced a famous Far Side comic called Cow Tools.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Tools and weapons made of this extraordinary alloy began to replace those previously made of wood, stone, bone, and copper.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

tools

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