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
• utensils
• gadgets
• apparatuses
• accessories
• appliances
• gizmos
• attachments
• appendages
• contraptions
• contrivances
• accoutrements
• adjuncts
• jiggers

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
• pushovers
• losers
• mugs
• lunatics
• idiots
• monkeys
• butts
• morons
• dummies
• geese
• mocks
• marks
• mockeries
• boobies
• laughingstocks
• cat's-paws
• derisions
• simps
• dumbbells
• turkeys
• dolts
• blockheads
• half-wits
• jackasses
• dopes
• simpletons
• nincompoops
• imbeciles
• ninnies
• nitwits
• schlemiels
• dodoes
• schlumps
• schnooks
• dunces
• schlubs
• yo-yos

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
• drags
• joyrides

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tools

Noun

Issue 3 would allow these projects to be financed through district revenues, bonds and other financial tools. — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

Amazon is always chock-full of deals on seasonal clothing, multifunctional cleaning tools, and buzzy beauty products, but Prime members can unlock even more savings. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

Yet the metal is used throughout the American industrial and defense base, from cutting tools and electronics to ammunition and other military systems. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026

Human roles will be filmed conventionally, while the dogs and toddler will be created through an approach that brings together live-action performance, traditional filmmaking techniques, and emerging AI tools. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

Some experts say the reliability of AI detection tools is questionable. — CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

The argument about responsible gaming tools, while legitimate, misses an even larger public policy question, Doura-Schawohl added. — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2026

The village’s bluff alongside the Missouri River once served as a landmark for Indigenous communities, who also used flint, abundant in the area, to make tools and weapons. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026

Home repair projects don’t get pushed to the back-burner when my tools are on hand. — Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 26 Sep. 2026

Verb

Even most CEOs don’t have a full picture of which AI tools their teams are using. — Phil Portman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Liccardo asked Atkins whether the SEC has opened an investigation into the trades, and what tools the SEC has to investigate them. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026

There is also the chance that the AI tools misunderstood meanings or context, the researchers noted. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026

Building on the buzz surrounding Ouai, Atkin founded Mane, a hair tools brand this time, in 2023. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026

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

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