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

Part of this hostile apparatus, Patel and other Trump loyalists have said, is mainstream media outlets overly sympathetic to Democrats. —Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024

The election results were at least in part a repudiation of institutional authorities (the federal government, our public-health apparatus, the media), and crypto helped deliver them: The industry formed a super PAC that raised more than $200 million to support crypto-friendly politicians. —Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024

Supplements, on the other hand, are regulated through the FDA's food apparatus. —Maya Goldman, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024

At the time of the fire in 2019, the centuries-old Notre Dame did not have any type of detection apparatus in place. —Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024