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tool
Synonyms and Antonyms of tool
1
an article intended for use in work
apparatus, appliance, mechanism
contraption, contrivance, gadget, gizmo (also gismo), jigger
accessory (also accessary), accoutrement (or accouterment), adjunct, appendage, attachment
2
one that is or can be used to further the purposes of another
3
one who is easily deceived or cheated
cat's-paw, mark, target, victim
butt, derision, laughingstock, mock, mockery
booby, dodo, fool, goose, half-wit, jackass, lunatic, monkey, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simp, simpleton, turkey, yo-yo
blockhead, dolt, dope, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, idiot, imbecile, moron, schlub (also shlub) [slang], schlump [slang], schnook [slang]
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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