variants
or accouterment
1
as in accessory
something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment
this vacuum cleaner has all of the accoutrements for cleaning furniture as well as floors
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in equipment
accoutrements or accouterments plural
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
has all the accoutrements that the home pastry chef could ever want
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of accoutrement
The source of all these accoutrements?
—
Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Crème de la Crème is popular for home goods and is stocked with an assortment of glassware, candles, linens, and garden accoutrements.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Yes—procuring the wacky and delightful pencils, pens, notebooks, and other assorted accoutrements from Anya Hindmarch.
—Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
Worn around the neck, the waist or used as a headscarf, the accoutrement proved to be a versatile ‘It’ item and a popular item to thrift.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for accoutrement
Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Crème de la Crème is popular for home goods and is stocked with an assortment of glassware, candles, linens, and garden accoutrements.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Yes—procuring the wacky and delightful pencils, pens, notebooks, and other assorted accoutrements from Anya Hindmarch.
—Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
Worn around the neck, the waist or used as a headscarf, the accoutrement proved to be a versatile ‘It’ item and a popular item to thrift.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for accoutrement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accoutrement
Noun
-
Expansion into accessories has already proven to be a boon for business.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
-
Visit her shop on Main Street in Gordonsville to feel the organic cotton accessories, made entirely in the United States.—
Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Many of those that still produce a large share of their products in cities and towns such as Geneva, Vevey, and Zurich—like Nestlé’s Nespresso coffee arm, DSM-Firmenich, and heavy industrial equipment makers like ABB and Hitachi Energy—are unusual in being able to do so competitively.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
-
The trailer’s modular design allows researchers, aid organizations, and even event organizers to adapt the trailer to their needs, regardless of whether for charging equipment, powering lights and communication devices, or running refrigeration systems.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
For women with dense breasts, several options exist beyond standard mammography.—
Dr. Megha Gupta,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
-
Those cuts have left some families who had been hoping to join trials of new treatments scrambling to find other options.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
But this stuff is taken personally, and there is also a financial backend here.—
Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
-
As far as family, kids, wife, all that stuff going on.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Graphic tees, a hoodie and accessories round out the collection.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Sep. 2025
-
Sportswear detailing met embellishment and craftsmanship, and the accessories in particular were extremely compelling.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
DirectStorage speeds up game load times, making the most of modern hardware.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
-
And that could have an impact on the race between Washington and Beijing to dominate future-shaping industries such as AI, quantum computing, semi-conductors, biotech and intelligent military hardware.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Some plants that go all gold in fall simply don’t have the biochemical apparatus to produce the orange, red and purple pigments that predominate in calendar and screen saver photos of New England’s autumn landscape.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
-
Fluid Science Laboratory — Mike Fincke and Jonny Kim spent time configuring this European Space Agency (ESA) apparatus for researching the physics of fluid in microgravity.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
In addition to retail sales, some of these items were distributed to schools and Department of Defense facilities, although the USDA noted that the school distribution was not part of the National School Lunch Program.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
-
The glowing road between peaks shows the partnerships between facilities who work together to advance astronomy by looking at things from near-Earth objects to distant galaxies to dark matter.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Accoutrement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accoutrement. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share