Synonyms of tools

tools 1 of 2

noun

plural of tool

1

as in devices

an article intended for use in work

needed a special tool to open the case of the appliance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devices
• instruments
• mechanisms
• implements
• gadgets
• utensils
• apparatuses
• apparatus
• accessories
• appliances
• gizmos
• contraptions
• accouterments
• attachments
• appendages
• gismos
• contrivances
• accoutrements
• accessaries
• jiggers
• adjuncts

2

as in pawns

one that is or can be used to further the purposes of another

a ruthless leader using his trusting followers as tools in his quest for power

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pawns
• instruments
• victims
• minions
• puppets
• suckers
• lay figures
• cat's-paws
• foils
• dupes
• chumps
• gulls
• stooges
• lap dogs
• yes-men

3

as in suckers

one who is easily deceived or cheated

you're just a pathetic tool of the advertising industry if you believe everything you see in TV commercials

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suckers
• victims
• targets
• patsies
• dupes
• soft touches
• chumps
• pigeons
• saps
• gulls
• fools
• losers
• pushovers
• mugs
• lunatics
• idiots
• monkeys
• butts
• morons
• dummies
• geese
• mocks
• marks
• mockeries
• boobies
• laughingstocks
• derisions
• cat's-paws
• simps
• dumbbells
• shlemiels
• turkeys
• dolts
• blockheads
• half-wits
• dodos
• jackasses
• dopes
• simpletons
• nincompoops
• imbeciles
• ninnies
• nitwits
• schlemiels
• dodoes
• schnooks
• schlumps
• dunces
• schlubs
• yo-yos
• shlubs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cheats
• sharks
• confidence men
• sharpers
• swindlers
• cheaters
• tricksters
• slickers
• dodgers
• cozeners
• defrauders
• hoaxers

tools

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tool

as in drives

to travel by a motorized vehicle

I spent some time tooling around town today

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drives
• automobiles
• motors
• races
• rides
• wheels
• hacks
• taxis
• chauffeurs
• rolls
• taxies
• drags
• joyrides

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tools

Noun

Mock suggests using gentle cleaning tools to avoid scratching the flooring. —Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025

Amazon’s sale section is packed with stellar deals this month — including a few rarely-on-sale beauty tools that should be on your radar. —Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025

Given the steep, rocky terrain and limited dozer access, hand crews and aviation resources will remain the primary suppression tools. —Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025

The base stores up to three tools, including a corner cleaner and an edge sweeper. —PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2025

Whether a user is creating video for social channels, producing content for clients or capturing everyday moments, the new Premiere app will provide the same sort of tools that are already relied on by millions of content creators around the world. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025

Library's Makerspace helps people create podcasts and more MPL has makerspaces at three other locations with a plethora of equipment available, like 3D printers, kitchen spaces, recording equipment, cameras and other tools to help create. —Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025

By detecting and converting pressure or force into electrical signals, these devices allow machines and medical tools to respond more accurately to the environment. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025

Verb

Other introspective angles are explored during Mariano’s audiences with his friend the Pope (Rufin Doh Zeyenouin), a serene Black man with a head crowned by a bundle of silver dreads, who tools around the Vatican on a motorbike. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025