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noun

Synonym Chooser

How is the word implement different from other nouns like it?

Some common synonyms of implement are appliance, instrument, tool, and utensil. While all these words mean "a relatively simple device for performing work," implement may apply to anything necessary to perform a task.

crude stone implements
farm implements

When can appliance be used instead of implement?

The meanings of appliance and implement largely overlap; however, appliance refers to a tool or instrument utilizing a power source and suggests portability or temporary attachment.

household appliances

When is it sensible to use instrument instead of implement?

The words instrument and implement can be used in similar contexts, but instrument suggests a device capable of delicate or precise work.

the dentist's instruments

How are the words tool and implement related?

Tool suggests an implement adapted to facilitate a definite kind or stage of work and suggests the need of skill more strongly than implement.

a carpenter's tools

When could utensil be used to replace implement?

Although the words utensil and implement have much in common, utensil applies to a device used in domestic work or some routine unskilled activity.

kitchen utensils

Examples of implement in a Sentence

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Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Proposition 486 asks voters to implement a new permanent spending equation. Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024 The aim of the investigation was to discover how the alleged tax fraud had been implemented internally. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
The Gillette Labs Heated Razor is the Rolls Royce of shaving implements. Annie Blackman, Allure, 21 Sep. 2024 Bunty is small but well-equipped, with a hob, fridge and tiny freezer, all the essential cooking implements, and fresh tea and coffee. Kate Lucy, theweek, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for implement 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implement
Verb
  • This resolution enforces stringent compliance requirements on Virtual Asset Service Providers to prevent money laundering, terrorism financing, and mass destruction weapons financing.
    Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The Justice Department enforces federal voting rights laws that protect the rights of all eligible citizens to access the ballot.
    Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The unstructured nature of language, audio, and imagery were not as well suited for the prior AI tools.
    Billee Howard, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
  • More states began embracing the tools last cycle to grapple with administration difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Julia Mueller, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In Portland, three ballots out of hundreds were damaged, Multnomah County Elections Director Tim Scott told reporters, after suppression devices inside the ballot box almost immediately extinguished the flames ignited by an incendiary device.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The use of devices similar to tiki torches, candles, open flame kerosene lanterns are prohibited in the back country wilderness.
    Buffalo National River, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024

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“Implement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implement. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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