Implement
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| similar | similar implement | similar use |
| heavy | heavy implement | heavy use |
| real | real implement | real use |
| main | main implement | main use |
| Other adjectives: practical, new. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The stylus, a writing implement used by the Romans to inscribe characters in wax, did consist of a lead rod with a point, however, and that's the reason we still use the term to this day.
Source: Artifact Title / Real Life - It was used in the Puppy Bowls since to power a scoreboard they use to keep track of the scores of the two teams (a change that they decided to implement in Puppy Bowl XI - before, each individual puppy would have a score, but there weren't any teams).
Source: Series / Puppy Bowl - Fourth edition reversed it: anyone can use any weapon at its base stats, but if you're proficient you get a bonus to it, and certain abilities require certain equipment (two melee weapons, a ranged weapon, the right class' implement, etc.) to even be used.
Source: Possession Implies Mastery
Cite this Source
Use and Implement. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/implement/use
Implement & Use. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/implement/use>.
Use or Implement. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/implement/use.
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