Synonyms for resource
All synonyms
Noun
1. Resourcefulness
Other
facility, substitute, means, device, shift, expedient, contrivance
Definitions
- n. 1
Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
Related words
- Word family
- resourceful
- Phrases
- resource hog resource officer resource pig school resource officer
Forms
- Plural
- resources → resourcefulnesses, imaginations, facilities, substitutes…
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A choice, pick, election, or preference is that which suits one best; an alternative is that to which one is restricted; a resource, that to which one is glad to betake oneself.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| resource | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- means1, shift1
- 6 letters
- device2
- 8 letters
- facility4
- 9 letters
- expedient4
- 10 letters
- substitute3
- 11 letters
- imagination5, contrivance3
- 15 letters
- resourcefulness4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (device2 = 2 syllables).