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tool

[tool] / tul /
NOUN
instrument used to shape, form, finish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apparatus appliance device engine gadget gizmo machine means mechanism utensil weapon
STRONG
contraption contrivance implement whatchamacallit
Antonyms
STRONGEST
plaything
WEAK
toy
NOUN
person who can be manipulated by another
Synonyms
STRONG
accessory accomplice agent auxiliary chump creature dupe figurehead flunky go-between greenhorn hireling idiot intermediary jackal lackey mark messenger minion patsy pawn peon puppet stooge sucker
WEAK
easy mark stool pigeon

Usage

What are other ways to say tool? A tool is a contrivance held in and worked by the hand, for assisting the work of (especially) mechanics or skilled laborers: a carpenter's tools. An instrument is anything used in doing a certain type of work or producing a certain result, especially such as requires delicacy, accuracy, or precision: surgical or musical instruments. An implement is any tool or contrivance designed or used for a particular purpose: agricultural implements. A utensil is especially an article for domestic use: kitchen utensils. 

Example Sentences

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That’s what makes snow farming such a potentially vital tool for ski resorts and mountains.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

Banks want the index both as a product to trade and as a tool to protect against potential losses from their own loans to private-credit fund managers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Visible from more than half a mile away, the oversized hand tool sits about 15 minutes from the Coachella festival grounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

But Pescatore said older devices losing the ability to connect to newer products and services can also "turn a once seamless device into a far more limited offline tool".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

"You turned the greatest weapon of all creation into a gardening tool?"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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