Synonyms of tools

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noun

plural of tool

1

as in devices

an article intended for use in work

needed a special tool to open the case of the appliance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devices
• instruments
• mechanisms
• implements
• utensils
• gadgets
• apparatuses
• accessories
• appliances
• gizmos
• attachments
• appendages
• contraptions
• contrivances
• accoutrements
• adjuncts
• jiggers

2

as in pawns

one that is or can be used to further the purposes of another

a ruthless leader using his trusting followers as tools in his quest for power

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pawns
• instruments
• victims
• minions
• puppets
• suckers
• lay figures
• cat's-paws
• foils
• dupes
• chumps
• gulls
• stooges
• lap dogs
• yes-men

3

as in suckers

one who is easily deceived or cheated

you're just a pathetic tool of the advertising industry if you believe everything you see in TV commercials

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suckers
• victims
• targets
• patsies
• dupes
• soft touches
• chumps
• pigeons
• saps
• gulls
• fools
• pushovers
• losers
• mugs
• lunatics
• idiots
• monkeys
• butts
• morons
• dummies
• geese
• mocks
• marks
• mockeries
• boobies
• laughingstocks
• cat's-paws
• derisions
• simps
• dumbbells
• turkeys
• dolts
• blockheads
• half-wits
• jackasses
• dopes
• simpletons
• nincompoops
• imbeciles
• ninnies
• nitwits
• schlemiels
• dodoes
• schlumps
• schnooks
• dunces
• schlubs
• yo-yos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cheats
• sharks
• confidence men
• sharpers
• swindlers
• cheaters
• tricksters
• slickers
• dodgers
• cozeners
• defrauders
• hoaxers

tools

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tool

as in drives

to travel by a motorized vehicle

I spent some time tooling around town today

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drives
• automobiles
• motors
• races
• rides
• wheels
• hacks
• taxis
• chauffeurs
• rolls
• drags
• joyrides

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tools

Noun

Working in pairs, the contestants have only basic tools and limited food. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Long’s textbook Marxism is just one of the tools O’Reilly uses to underline O’Neill’s description of The Hairy Ape as a comedy. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

According to Nvidia, OpenShell puts AI agents inside isolated environments to restrict access to files, tools, networks, credentials and other resources. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

Instead of seeing the game through screenshots or computer vision, the AI reconstructed its environment from server network messages and game data, then built its own tools to navigate and play. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

All regulated sportsbooks and prediction market exchanges have age verification tools. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

But the head of aviation security at the Transportation Ministry, Dvir Rubenstien, told Army Radio that the ministry relies on local security checks and does not have the tools or the ability to run checks on each passenger on every flight. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Issue 3 would allow these projects to be financed through district revenues, bonds and other financial tools. — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

Amazon is always chock-full of deals on seasonal clothing, multifunctional cleaning tools, and buzzy beauty products, but Prime members can unlock even more savings. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

Verb

Even most CEOs don’t have a full picture of which AI tools their teams are using. — Phil Portman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Liccardo asked Atkins whether the SEC has opened an investigation into the trades, and what tools the SEC has to investigate them. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026

There is also the chance that the AI tools misunderstood meanings or context, the researchers noted. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026

Building on the buzz surrounding Ouai, Atkin founded Mane, a hair tools brand this time, in 2023. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026

Guests staying at the Beach Club have indulgent perks like a complimentary 15-minute ride on the adorable Sorbetto Fiat boat that tools around Lake Boca. — Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025

Other introspective angles are explored during Mariano’s audiences with his friend the Pope (Rufin Doh Zeyenouin), a serene Black man with a head crowned by a bundle of silver dreads, who tools around the Vatican on a motorbike. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025