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noun

Synonym Chooser

How is the word implement different from other nouns like it?

Some common synonyms of implement are appliance, instrument, tool, and utensil. While all these words mean "a relatively simple device for performing work," implement may apply to anything necessary to perform a task.

crude stone implements
farm implements

When can appliance be used instead of implement?

The meanings of appliance and implement largely overlap; however, appliance refers to a tool or instrument utilizing a power source and suggests portability or temporary attachment.

household appliances

When is it sensible to use instrument instead of implement?

The words instrument and implement can be used in similar contexts, but instrument suggests a device capable of delicate or precise work.

the dentist's instruments

How are the words tool and implement related?

Tool suggests an implement adapted to facilitate a definite kind or stage of work and suggests the need of skill more strongly than implement.

a carpenter's tools

When could utensil be used to replace implement?

Although the words utensil and implement have much in common, utensil applies to a device used in domestic work or some routine unskilled activity.

kitchen utensils

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of implement
Verb
The solution that Apple implemented in early 2024 , for the first time, allowed developers to include links to external websites where iPhone app users could put in their payment info. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 5 June 2025 Photo by Zhu Ziyu/VCG via AP Trump has demanded sweeping reforms such as ending its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, reforming student discipline policies, and implementing a mask ban. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Noun
Filtering water, practicing good hygiene, and cleaning cooking implements correlated with avoiding that complaint. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2025 Then, use a sharp shovel, loppers, or other cutting implements to sever the roots around the tree. Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for implement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implement
Verb
  • The society began assuming many of the responsibilities previously provided by the county, signing contracts with cities across the region to take in strays, help with spaying and neutering, return lost animals to their owners and enforce licensing and other rules.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
  • If the tax code is going to be enforced by machines, and the preparation calculated and handled by the same, the rules those machines follow should be legible and contestable, argues Andrew Leahey.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • An early morning fire at Arlington Garden in Pasadena on May 21 destroyed the garden’s storage shed and all the tools, event furniture and other equipment stored inside, as well as the electricity that powered its extensive drip irrigation system.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
  • Opponents argue that non-lethal tools like bear-proof trash cans, fencing, and hazing should be used instead.
    Maria Davidson, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • This method typically includes large volumes of granular data such as cookies, device IDs and timestamps across multiple channels.
    Rahul Wankhede, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • At that point, the OS will be fairly mature and connected to all the important devices.
    Daisuke Takimoto, Wired News, 27 May 2025

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“Implement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implement. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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