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

Fire Chief Cody Wynne noted the Fire Equipment Fund and Act 833 accounts are legally restricted for eligible fire apparatus and gear acquisitions. — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

Chief Loeser said modern apparatus are equipped with airbags and other safety features. — Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Clinical evidence, physician education, patient support, the full apparatus of a modern launch. — Harshit Jain, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

The picture painted from the interview subjects, who occasionally draw sketches of weapons-screen interfaces on notepads, is of a computerized tracking-and-killing apparatus, culled from the surveillance Israel keeps of nearly every phone in Gaza. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026