GEAR Synonyms: 190 Similar and Opposite Words

gear 1 of 2

noun

ˈgir

Definition of gear

as in equipment

items needed for the performance of a task or activity grabbed his gear, threw on his pads, and headed out to the football field for practice

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as in things

transportable items that one owns you can store your gear in the overhead bin during the flight

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as in clothing

covering for the human body the latest in kid gear

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gear

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verb

as in to model

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misadjust

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Recent Examples of gear

Noun

Now, it's partnered with the Valks and has team gear to hand out for all the postseason games. — Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Not every home has room for a walk-in pantry, but people still want a dedicated place for food, coffee gear and small appliances. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026

Verb

The AlixPartners survey was geared toward transportation, logistics and supply chain executives at companies generating $100 million or more in revenue. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 26 June 2026 The campaign also stresses that the sirens are geared toward people who are outside during extreme weather, alerting them to seek shelter, Cagann said. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for gear

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gear

Noun

Federal policy now allows businesses to deduct domestic research costs immediately, leaving more capital available for engineers, prototypes, and equipment.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
There was little in the way of heavy equipment immediately available.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of equipment

Noun

Born in 1888, Jim Casey spent his life, starting at the tender age of eleven, thinking about how to deliver things more efficiently.

— Marc Levinson, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
New York — Brett Smiley was elected mayor of Providence in 2022 on a pledge to build more housing and get things done in Rhode Island’s capital city.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of things

Noun

The rise of cheaper fashion and athletic clothing subsequently put pressure on premium denim.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
Thrifting, attending clothing swaps and raiding friends' and family members' closets are all ways to avoid buying new costumes.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of clothing

Noun

They’ll be escorted to a seating area, passing by our cooking apparatuses, they’ll be encouraged to gather and share their own stories with each other, hopefully make some new friends and new connections.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
The case in Brazil mirrors precedents in Europe where the state apparatus also intervened.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of apparatus

Noun

That opened the golfer up to having his girlfriend riffle through his belongings in order to make content for social media.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Contractors will continue working in the parking garage over the next four to six weeks before tenants can enter the Empire Towers building to retrieve their belongings, attorneys said.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of belongings

Noun

Hiding his Caesar cut under his signature New York Yankees cap and adorned with a glittery stack of gold chains, JAY-Z kept his setlist as tight as his concert attire of bulletproof vests.

— Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 24 Oct. 2026
So Wednesday, her parents — Joe and Jennie — showed up to districts in protect-women's-sports attire to honor their daughter's courage.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of attire

Verb

Meanwhile, leaflets ordering evacuations pattern the sky like a damned murmuration, and nighttime artillery fire paints striations like inverted fireworks.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Researchers deposit and pattern optical waveguides, which act as tiny pathways for light, on a silicon substrate.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of pattern

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