Synonyms of machines

machines 1 of 2

noun

plural of machine

1

as in engines

a device that changes energy into mechanical motion

a machine that washes dishes for you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• engines
• motors
• converters
• mechanisms
• appliances
• tools
• equipments
• mills
• transformers

2

as in cars

a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels

that Corvette is a machine that any guy would love to own

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cars
• buses
• automobiles
• wheels
• motors
• autos
• wagons
• limousines
• motorcars
• motor vehicles
• coaches
• convertibles
• horseless carriages
• SUVs
• coupes
• vans
• sedans
• sports cars
• jitneys
• intermediates
• minis
• minibuses
• town cars
• minivans
• crates
• station wagons
• stock cars
• hybrids
• minicars
• microbuses
• woodies
• muscle cars
• hardtops
• subcompacts
• hatchbacks
• gas-guzzlers
• omnibuses
• jalopies
• fastbacks
• junkers
• compacts
• land yachts
• flivvers
• roadsters
• phaetons
• cream puffs
• sport-utility vehicles
• notchbacks
• ragtops
• touring cars
• tin lizzies
• beaters
• V-8s
• turbocars
• clunkers

machines

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of machine

as in rounds (off or out)

Related Words

• rounds (off or out)
• betters
• improves
• effects
• refines
• carries out
• shines
• carries through
• enriches
• enhances
• performs
• meliorates
• executes
• amends
• touches up
• ameliorates
• discharges
• accomplishes
• fulfills
• achieves
• sticks out
• does
• follows through (with)
• polishes
• finishes
• perfects
• completes
• consummates
• finalizes

Dissimilar Words

• drops
• quits
• abandons
• deserts
• discontinues
• forsakes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of machines

Noun

Combining two reactor designs The research will focus on combining tokamaks and stellarators, two different types of machines designed to harness nuclear fusion for clean energy. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

True, Ishiguro’s 2021 sci-fi novel was prescient in anticipating a loneliness epidemic that would put us under the thrall of machines programmed to approximate human conversation. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026

In a Wednesday email, the county confirmed that six machines required technician support on Tuesday. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026

Yet, the company’s machines really could only perform a limited number of tests and often produced unreliable results. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Often serving as playable resumes, homebrew games give aspiring designers a chance to flex their creative muscles without the licensing restrictions that come with producing commercial machines. — ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

Logs dangle like toothpicks from machines with hydraulic claws, and the whole scene is enveloped in dust. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

In an age of intelligent machines, these may be our most essential skills. — Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

While Nvidia’s new laptops might look like regular Windows machines, the chips inside are Arm-based, instead of the traditional x64 architecture used by AMD and Intel. — Tom Warren, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026