utensil

[yoo-ten-suhl] / yuˈtɛn səl /

NOUN

tool, usually for eating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appliance equipment fork gadget instrument knife silverware tableware ware

STRONG

apparatus contrivance convenience device implement spoon

Usage

What are other ways to say utensil? A utensil is an article used especially for domestic use: kitchen utensils. An instrument is anything used in doing a certain type of work or producing a certain result, especially such as requires delicacy, accuracy, or precision: surgical or musical instruments. A tool is a contrivance held in and worked by the hand, for assisting the work of (especially) mechanics or skilled laborers: a carpenter's tools. An implement is any tool or contrivance designed or used for a particular purpose: agricultural implements.

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Watching them is like being spoonfed by the streamer’s CEO, Ted Sarandos, who, by pioneering this content model, is waving a utensil in front of us like an airplane coming in for a landing.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

In fall 2024, many of us were ridding our kitchens of a very common utensil, thanks to a piece in the Atlantic that instructed us to, “Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula.”

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

Named zeug after the German word for “stuff,” the utensil is a mediator for the intimacy of the hand-to-mouth gesture.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2024

The mouth tracking method -- trained on thousands of images featuring various participants' head poses and facial expressions -- combines data from two cameras positioned above and below the utensil.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2024

After my dad pointed out my poor utensil choice, the guilt got to me and I went back to using a spoon.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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