Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Tools
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Typically, this will appear in sci-fi shows as a device from which characters can access a wide variety of tools.
Source: Super Wrist-Gadget -
Aliens Versus Predator 2 has the Marine equipped with two unlocking tools, a hacking device for computers and a blowtorch for locks.
Source: Master of Unlocking - Improvised Weapon: They have no weapons, but their tools are advanced enough that they can double as an effective massive killing device.
Source: Superweapon Surprise
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Tools and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/tools
Device & Tools. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/tools>.
Tools or Device. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/tools.
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