Synonyms of apparatus

apparatus

noun

ˌa-pə-ˈra-təs 

as in equipment

items needed for the performance of a task or activity

the hospital's operating rooms boast the very latest medical apparatus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• equipment
• gear
• material(s)
• kit
• facilities
• hardware
• stuff
• machinery
• matériel
• accouterments
• materiel
• paraphernalia
• accoutrements
• instruments
• tackle
• tools
• resources
• fittings
• baggage
• appurtenances
• accessories
• outfit
• battery
• impedimenta
• attachments
• appliances
• apparel
• belongings
• assets
• attire
• arsenal
• trappings
• armory
• habiliments
• armamentarium
• raiment

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of apparatus

Kirk’s apparatus has gone from a conservative youth-outreach organization to an all-encompassing right-wing empire—one that has cultivated relationships with influential conservative faith groups, built a powerful media arm, and hosted rallies for Trump and other top Republicans. —Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024

Birds’ vocal apparatus is more complex than ours: unlike humans, who produce sounds through a larynx, birds use a syrinx, which contains two sound-generation elements that can produce a range of frequencies. —The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024

The state civil protection office said in a social media post that the blast was likely caused after smelting apparatus collapsed. —Reuters, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024

Since 2020, the nation’s electoral apparatus has upgraded its equipment, tightened its procedures, improved its audits, and hardened its defenses against subversion by bad actors, foreign or domestic. —Barton Gellman, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024