Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old device | old gear |
| good | good device | good gear |
| special | special device | special gear |
| similar | similar device | similar gear |
| Other adjectives: common, specific, certain, alien, standard, single, powerful, actual, large, personal, magic, ancient, new, useful, advanced, flying, titular, giant, magical, medical, high-tech, tactical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Afterward, her gear is horribly damaged and she nearly destroyed her intelligent device entirely.
Source: Super Power Meltdown - This is a common plot device often used to kickstart a story, or get it into high gear.
Source: We Need to Get Proof - At one point in Cottagesnagged, we see a CODEC device's box, which has a picture of a metal gear.
Source: Webcomic / Touhou Nekokayou
Cite this Source
Gear and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/gear
Device & Gear. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/gear>.
Gear or Device. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/gear.
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