Synonyms of gear

gear 1 of 2

noun

ˈgir 

1

as in equipment

items needed for the performance of a task or activity

grabbed his gear, threw on his pads, and headed out to the football field for practice

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in things

transportable items that one owns

you can store your gear in the overhead bin during the flight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• things
• belongings
• stuff
• possession
• goods
• effects
• paraphernalia
• holdings
• personal property
• personal effects
• chattels
• plunder
• moveables
• duds
• personalty
• furnishings
• movables
• treasures
• valuables
• fixtures
• property
• appointments
• collateral
• estate
• tangibles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• real estate
• immovables

3

as in clothing

covering for the human body

the latest in kid gear

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothing
• clothes
• attire
• apparel
• garments
• dress
• wear
• costume
• rig
• rigging
• garb
• rags
• threads
• vestments
• togs
• toggery
• livery
• raiment
• duds
• vesture
• wearables
• costumery
• weeds
• clobber
• wardrobe
• outfit
• habit
• vestiary
• habiliment(s)
• regalia
• finery
• ensemble
• underwear
• guise
• couture
• tailoring
• outerwear
• civies
• trim
• gayety
• sportswear
• pretties
• caparison
• getup
• glad rags
• garderobe
• bravery
• frippery
• civvies
• foofaraw
• frock
• array
• tatters
• underclothes
• tawdry
• trumpery
• activewear
• ready-to-wear
• menswear
• gaudery
• sleepwear
• haberdashery
• loungewear
• playwear
• mufti
• gaiety
• smallclothes
• nightclothes
• pret-a-porter
• prêt-à-porter

gear

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verb

as in to model

Synonyms & Similar Words

• model
• pattern
• adjust
• suit
• match
• condition
• adapt
• fashion
• customize
• shape
• tailor
• fit
• tune
• acclimatize
• readjust
• put
• acclimate
• edit
• accommodate
• correct
• conform
• doctor
• attune
• square
• equip
• harmonize
• readapt
• root
• orient
• prime
• prepare
• establish
• familiarize
• season
• orientate
• modify
• acquaint
• rehearse
• redesign
• transform
• recycle
• settle
• alter
• rework
• remodel
• refit
• recast
• inure
• revamp
• refocus
• reinvent
• revise
• reclaim
• refashion
• make over
• convert
• redo
• toughen
• reengineer
• remake
• harden
• redevelop
• rejigger
• refigure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjust

Examples of gear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Senate Republicans are switching gears on putting up votes that rebuke President Joe Biden. —Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Sep. 2024

Watch Skittles' special talent Watch :Incredible moment humpback whale entangled in fishing gear is freed after 4 days Video shows Skittle's owner place the bird on the edge of the toilet seat and the bird shoot a No. 2 into the bowl. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2024

Verb

Zoom out: Seven other teams are working on additional developments geared at making tumor removal surgeries more successful. —Melissa Santos, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024

The event was geared to the topic of lowering the cost of prescription drugs, part of the Inflation Reduction Act that passed Congress last year. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024