Synonyms for paraphernalia
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Stuff — miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity
2. Gear
3. Paraphernals — objects that a married woman owns, such as clothing and jewellery, apart from her dowry
parapherna, paraphernals rare
Definitions
- n. 1
Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity.
He has an impressive collection of bicycling paraphernalia, but he doesn't ride very often anymore.
- n. 2
Objects that a married woman owns, such as clothing and jewellery, apart from her dowry.
Related words
- Word family
- paraphernalian parapherna paraphernal paraphernals
Example sentences
- utensil The pressure cooker is a cooking utensil that closes hermetically.
- gear We had to gear our lives to the new circumstances.
- appurtenance An appurtenance to the real estate is access to the pond over there.
- equipment Tom didn't have the right equipment to do the job.
- trappings Her life has all the trappings of privilege.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| paraphernalia | steady | |
| utensil | steady | |
| gear | falling | |
| appurtenance | falling | |
| equipment | falling | |
| trappings | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- gear1
- 5 letters
- stuff1
- 6 letters
- things1
- 7 letters
- baggage2, utensil3
- 9 letters
- equipment3, trappings2, appendage3
- 10 letters
- parapherna
- 12 letters
- appurtenance, paraphernals
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (baggage2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- attirail