Synonyms for gear

Most common

equipment · apparel · attire · paraphernalia · transmission

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A wheel, wheel segment, or bar with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other.

   Near-synonyms: (wheel types) cog, cogwheel, gear wheel, gearwheel

2. n. 2

   Stuff.

3. n. 3

   Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.

4. v. 1

   To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.

Related words

Word family

gearbox geardo gearmotor gearset

Phrases

gear lever low gear gear up fourth gear gear shift gear wheel top gear angel gear

Forms

Plural

gears → equipments, apparels, stuffs, tackles…

Past participle

geared
e.g. geared → driven, pitched…

Example sentences

• equipment Tom didn't have the right equipment to do the job.
• apparel We went up two floors to reach the apparel stalls.
• attire The neatness of his attire was almost incredible.
• paraphernalia Sami found drug paraphernalia in Layla's bag.
• transmission There might have been an error during transmission.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

cog¹

4 letters

trim¹

5 letters

stuff¹, drive¹, train¹, dress¹, wheel¹, pitch¹

6 letters

tackle², attire³

7 letters

apparel³, rigging², vesture

8 letters

property³

9 letters

equipment³, furniture³, mechanism⁴, substance², apparatus⁴, trappings²

12 letters

transmission³, accoutrement⁴, appurtenance, accouterment⁴

13 letters

paraphernalia⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tackle² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

matos

Italiano

arnese