Synonyms for GEAR
gɪərgear

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1. gearnoun

   Synonyms:
   cog, gearwheel, cogwheel

2. gearnoun

   equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.

   Synonyms:
   gearwheel, cog, cogwheel

3. gearnoun

   a wheel with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other.

   Synonyms:
   cogwheel, cog, gearwheel

4. gearnoun

   a particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.

   Synonyms:
   gearwheel, cogwheel, cog

5. gearnoun

   A configuration of the transmission of an motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque

   Synonyms:
   cogwheel, cog, gearwheel

6. gearnoun

   stuff.

   Synonyms:
   cog, gearwheel, cogwheel

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1. gear, gear wheel, geared wheel, cogwheelnoun

   a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

   Synonyms:
   geartrain, gear wheel, gear, geared wheel, train, gearing, gear mechanism, appurtenance, power train, cogwheel, paraphernalia

2. gearing, gear, geartrain, power train, trainnoun

   wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed

   "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"

   Synonyms:
   geartrain, gear wheel, string, gear, geared wheel, railroad train, train, gearing, gear mechanism, wagon train, appurtenance, power train, cogwheel, caravan, paraphernalia

3. gear, gear mechanismnoun

   a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)

   Synonyms:
   geartrain, gear wheel, gear, geared wheel, train, gearing, gear mechanism, appurtenance, power train, cogwheel, paraphernalia

4. gear, paraphernalia, appurtenanceverb

   equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

   Synonyms:
   add-on, geartrain, gear wheel, gear, geared wheel, accessory, train, gearing, gear mechanism, appurtenance, power train, cogwheel, supplement, paraphernalia

5. gear, pitchverb

   set the level or character of

   "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"

   Synonyms:
   set up, vend, toss, huckster, lurch, slope, peddle, pitch, gear, hawk, shift, tilt, flip, cant over, monger, deliver, incline, cant, sky, slant

Matched Categories

1. • Adapt
   • Mechanism
   • Wheel
   • Wheelwork

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1. gearnoun

   Synonyms:
   APPAREL, dress, furniture, accoutrements, ornaments, TOGGERY

2. gearnoun

   Synonyms:
   harness, caparison, rigging, trappings, equipments

3. gearnoun

   Synonyms:
   gearing, toothed wheels, series of cog-wheels

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1. gearnoun

   Synonyms:
   rigging, tackle, gearing, mechanism, draught-gear, accouterments, trappings

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1. List of paraphrases for "gear":

   sprocket, pinion, lever, equipment, braking, gears, speed, devices, speeds

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How to use GEAR in a sentence?

1. Jonathan Barratt:

   Situation of a developing shortage might arise if the Sino-U.S. trade war goes away, the Chinese economy kicks into gear, Brexit is solved and the United States make good threats on Iran.

2. James Sulikowski:

   Makos are a very hot topic and high priority species now, because the population is on the decline. There ... is a petition to see if makos should be listed as a threatened or endangered species in U.S. waters, our work is helping understand and mitigate interactions with pelagic longline fishing gear.

3. general counsel:

   Paris ISD's where Paris ISD actually belongs, mandating masks is really no different than mandating shoes or other protective gear that we require.

4. Laurence McCook:

   It's called ghost gear because it goes on living and creating problems long after it's actually useful.

5. Nelson Imana:

   If you see somebody with Masters gear, they'll ask you about it because you can only buy it there, so if they see this band, they'll say OK, you've probably been to Rio and the Olympics.