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Synonyms & Antonyms of gear
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1
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
- grabbed his gear, threw on his pads, and headed out to the football field for practice
Synonyms for gear
- accoutrements
- (or accouterments),
- apparatus,
- equipment,
- hardware,
- kit
- [chiefly British],
- material(s),
- matériel
- (or materiel),
- outfit,
- paraphernalia,
- stuff,
- tackle
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2
transportable items that one owns
- you can store your gear in the overhead bin during the flight
Synonyms for gear
- belongings,
- chattels,
- duds,
- effects,
- goods,
- holdings,
- movables
- (or moveables),
- paraphernalia,
- personal effects,
- personal property,
- personalty,
- plunder
- [chiefly dialect],
- possession,
- stuff,
- things
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Near Antonyms for gear
3
covering for the human body
- the latest in kid gear
Synonyms for gear
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