Item
Item noun - A separate part in a list, account, or series.
Usage example: she got all the items on her grocery list except cereal
Thing is a synonym for item in part topic. In some cases you can use "Thing" instead a noun "Item", when it comes to topics like subject, issue, article, something. popular alternative
Thing
Thing noun - Something material that can be perceived by the senses.
Usage example: can you hand me that thing over there?
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Thing and Item. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/item/thing
Item & Thing. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/item/thing>.
Thing or Item. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/item/thing.
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