Medium and Tool

Medium

Medium noun - Something used to achieve an end.
Usage example: regards political activism on the local level as the best medium for effecting social change

Tool is a synonym for medium in means topic. In some cases you can use "Tool" instead a noun "Medium".

Nearby Word: media

Tool

Tool noun - An article intended for use in work.

Medium is a synonym for tool in means topic. Sometimes you can use "Medium" instead a noun "Tool", if it concerns topics such as person who allows himself to be used.

Nearby Words: tooling, toolbox, toolbar, toolroom

How words are described

preferred preferred medium preferred tool
good good medium good tool
valuable valuable medium valuable tool
exact exact medium exact tool
Other adjectives: particular, common, specific, proper, single, chosen, simple, small, powerful, real, excellent, main, new, primary, basic, visual.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Roommates Cloudcuckoolander: Rakesh thinks just about anything can be a good excuse for art...or a good place for art...or a good medium or tool for art... Ultimately downplayed, as he's rather lucid (if slightly kooky and a bit of a Funny Foreigner) when he's not struck by an insane muse.
  • When working in a visual medium (film, television, or video games), a creator must use every tool at his disposal, to tell his story.
  • Music / Thriller Although Jackson was already world famous since the 1970's and music videos already existed as a promotional tool both he and the medium became a dominating force in the music industry.
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