Synonyms of apparatus

apparatus

noun

ˌa-pə-ˈra-təs 

as in equipment

items needed for the performance of a task or activity

the hospital's operating rooms boast the very latest medical apparatus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• equipment
• gear
• material(s)
• kit
• facilities
• hardware
• stuff
• machinery
• matériel
• paraphernalia
• accoutrements
• tackle
• instruments
• tools
• resources
• fittings
• baggage
• accessories
• appurtenances
• outfit
• battery
• impedimenta
• attachments
• appliances
• apparel
• belongings
• assets
• attire
• arsenal
• trappings
• armory
• habiliments
• armamentarium
• raiment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of apparatus

The lot scene may be gone, displaced at MSG by James Dolan’s surveillance apparatus, but the joy that made Phish a billion-dollar act is still strong. — Claire Howorth, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

Critics have long urged the British government to pull the plug on the Islamic Center’s operation as pressure mounts on the new prime minister, Andy Burnham, to act against Iranian regime apparatus in the country. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

The decimation of the national public-health apparatus has had a direct impact amid the cyclosporiasis crisis. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 23 July 2026

That means the government’s financial surveillance apparatus, built to trace al-Qaida’s money in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, is being pointed at Americans that the administration considers left-wing. — Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 22 July 2026