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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.

Example Sentences

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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

And each ”classic utensil set” includes a fork, spoon, knife and chopsticks, for versatility.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024

"This last 5 centimeters, from the utensil to inside the mouth, is extremely challenging," Bhattacharjee said.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2024

I was the proverbially overprepared student; I had to have a standby writing utensil.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.