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Synonyms of mechanism
1
a mechanical part or group of parts used to perform a specific task
- The printer's paper feeding mechanism is jammed.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for mechanism
- contraption,
- contrivance,
- gadget,
- gimmick,
- gizmo
- (also gismo),
- jigger,
- widget
- dingus,
- doodad,
- doohickey,
- hickey,
- hootenanny
- [chiefly dialect],
- thingamabob,
- thingamajig
- (or thingumajig),
- thingummy
2
a series of actions used to achieve an end
- She was stunned to learn that there was no mechanism in place to remedy the problem.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for mechanism
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The first known use of mechanism was in 1662
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