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plural of cog

Synonyms & Antonyms of cogs

as in assistants, flunkies

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for cogs

assistants,
flunkies
(also flunkeys),
subordinates,
underlings,
yes-men

employees
(also employes),
hands,
hirelings,
jobholders,
retainers,
workers

drudges,
gandy dancers,
grubs,
hacks,
jobbers,
laborers,
navvies
[chiefly British],
toilers

nine-to-fivers,
wage earners,
wage slaves,
wageworkers,
workingmen,
workingwomen,
workmen,
workwomen

associates,
colleagues,
coworkers
(or co-workers)

temporaries,
temps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for cogs

employers,
gaffers
[British]

bosses,
superiors,
supervisors

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“Cogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cogs. Accessed 19 Apr. 2021.

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