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

2 of 2

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

Excel performs better with large worksheets and offers a wider range of analytical and statistical tools, including advanced charting. —PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025

Retail investors, HODLers, or less experienced investors may not utilize these tools, but that is rapidly changing. —Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Oct. 2025

Now job seekers are using fast and inexpensive AI tools to replace costly studio sessions. —Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025

Some of it crosses over from our personal tools. —Nick Tzitzon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025

The event provides residents an up-close look at flood-fighting tools, equipment and technology. —Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025

Nobody's used to processing those tools anymore. —Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025

Blackwood has all of the physical tools to be one of the best goalies in the NHL, and now has a strong team in front of him for things to fall into place. —Peter Baugh, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025

Verb

Guests staying at the Beach Club have indulgent perks like a complimentary 15-minute ride on the adorable Sorbetto Fiat boat that tools around Lake Boca. —Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025

Many employees may not be aware of the dangers associated with feeding GenAI tools sensitive data. —Camellia Chan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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