Synonyms of implements

implements 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of implement

as in enforces

to carry out effectively

implemented the evacuation plan without a hitch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enforces
• executes
• administers
• applies
• fulfills
• invokes
• enacts
• renders
• effects
• brings about
• effectuates
• cites
• upholds
• honors
• observes
• legislates
• prosecutes
• promulgates
• discharges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• neglects
• disregards

implements

2 of 2

noun

plural of implement

as in tools

an article intended for use in work

gardening implements such as hoes, spades, and pruners

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tools
• devices
• instruments
• utensils
• mechanisms
• apparatuses
• gadgets
• appliances
• accessories
• contrivances
• contraptions
• appendages
• attachments
• gizmos
• accoutrements
• jiggers
• adjuncts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of implements

Verb

The news comes as the streamer cuts from its uppermost ranks and implements layoffs that will affect roughly 1,000 people, the company’s biggest cut since 2022. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

Public bathrooms Tourists and locals alike can be more at ease when exploring NYC, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani implements a new program rolling out free modular public bathrooms in high-traffic areas across the city. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

Sales Must Consider All Stakeholders This same kind of separation appears in enterprise software, where an executive approves the purchase, an internal team implements it and employees use it every day. — Alex Kowtun, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

The atmosphere at Denver Comedy Works can only be improved by the fact that the club implements Yondr bags, locking away phones for the sake of a distraction-free show. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

The issue comes as Oakland implements a new encampment policy that allows inhabited vehicles to be cited and towed under state and local vehicle codes. — CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

The grapes are grown less than an hour north at its six-acre vineyard, which implements regenerative agriculture methods among other eco-conscious practices. — Abigail Bliss, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2026

The new decree also implements other significant changes that had already been announced, including allowing the creation of private farming businesses, a restriction that has hindered food production on the island. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

The new hall opened just in time to absorb a boost in freshman housing demand as the school implements its new on-campus living requirement. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Noun

That’s important info for farmers with big implements to run, from fertilizer rigs to seeders. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 6 Nov. 2026

Reading it is like opening the hall closet and having the contents of an antique junk shop, laced with spiky and rusted farm implements, spill out and maim your dog. — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026

The license would remain suspended until the ​manufacturer conducts an effective root-cause analysis and implements corrective and preventive action, and could be restored only after regulators verify those measures have been implemented. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 5 Nov. 2026

Copyright protects a program’s code, Grimmelmann says, but not the algorithms and ideas the code implements. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026

Probably a line of garden implements for gardening for dummies like me. — Maria Bamford, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026

Vernon works directly into wax with scalpels and other implements, allowing scratches, fingerprints, and cuts to survive their translation into metal. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

Each of the four fold-out implements within the Helton chassis locks in place via a simple liner lock-style mechanism between the scales that secures the tool at the joint. — New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026

On occasion, Nauman sets his two drafting tools on the table, switching them out for another pair; the two implements also change hands. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026