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tool
Synonyms and Antonyms of tool
- needed a special tool to remove the screen on the phone
apparatus, appliance, mechanism
contraption, contrivance, gadget, gizmo (also gismo), jigger
accessory (also accessary), accoutrement (or accouterment), adjunct, appendage, attachment
- a ruthless leader using his trusting followers as tools in his quest for power
- You're just a pathetic tool of the advertising industry if you believe everything you see in TV commercials.
Synonym Discussion of tool
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- crude stone implements
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- farm implements
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- a carpenter's tools
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- the dentist's instruments
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- household appliances
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- kitchen utensils
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