What is another word for mechanism?
Pronunciation:
[ mˈɛkənˌɪzəm], [ mˈɛkənˌɪzəm], [ m_ˈɛ_k_ə_n_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]
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Similar words for mechanism:
- agency (noun)
- artifact (noun)
- chemical mechanism (noun)
- contraption (noun)
- device (noun)
- engine (noun)
- machine (noun)
- machine, device (noun)
- means (noun)
- means, method (noun)
- mechanics (noun)
- medium (noun)
- method (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- thing (noun)
- vehicle (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
- innards
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Mechanism:
n.
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- clunker,
- black box,
- system of parts,
- big beast,
- array,
- automation,
- Accouterments,
- mechanical action.
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- basis,
- agent,
- intermediary,
- organ.
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- catharsis,
- exorcism,
- complex,
- damage,
- fixated,
- defense mechanism,
- defense,
- fixation,
- delusion,
- conditioning.
- re source,
- re sort,
- re sources,
- re-sorts,
- whatsits,
- re-sources,
- re-source,
- re sorts,
- rube goldberg inventions,
- re-sort.
- puttputts,
- trans former,
- putt putts,
- puttputt,
- putt-putts,
- what under the hood,
- power trains,
- trans-formers,
- putt putt,
- whats under the hood,
- trans formers,
- trans-former,
- whats under hood,
- what under hood,
- what's under hood.
- approach,
- tactic,
- course,
- manner,
- way,
- schema,
- program,
- trajectory,
- scheme,
- discipline.
- corporeality,
- whatchamacallit,
- thing,
- method,
- Psychics,
- Accoutrements,
- accoutrement,
- provisions,
- powerhouses,
- power train,
- contrivance,
- tool,
- rigging,
- pistons,
- means,
- transformers,
- generators,
- device,
- intermediates,
- diesel,
- process,
- turbine,
- diesels,
- putt-putt,
- whatnot,
- contraption,
- what's under the hood,
- Automata,
- gaff,
- grabber,
- whatsis,
- machine,
- piston,
- grabbers,
- automaton,
- Corporealities,
- turbines,
- thingamabobs,
- jobs,
- in formation,
- whatsit,
- vehicle,
- robot,
- mode,
- seer,
- engine,
- powerhouse,
- rubber band,
- mechanics,
- dynamo,
- apparatus,
- gaffs,
- agency,
- Automatons,
- machinery,
- whatnots,
- medium,
- transformer,
- WHOSIS,
- course of action,
- thingamabob,
- motor,
- forum.
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• Other relevant words: (verb)Other synonyms:
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- mean.
- moving parts,
- fixture,
- Dingus,
- gismo,
- catalyst,
- minion,
- facility,
- gizmo,
- ploy,
- convenience,
- weapon,
- Technics,
- switch,
- stooge,
- secularism,
- carrier,
- Hylozoism,
- gear,
- expedient,
- mover,
- button,
- trick,
- Intermedium,
- emblem,
- cooling,
- insides,
- positivism,
- implement,
- check valve,
- widget,
- design,
- inner workings,
- safety valve,
- force,
- engineering,
- resort,
- power,
- midwife,
- enginery,
- thingumajig,
- activity,
- wherewithal,
- act,
- artifice,
- lever,
- monism,
- item,
- factor,
- pragmaticism,
- intermediation,
- handle,
- channel,
- materialism,
- energy,
- physicalism,
- organization,
- intervention,
- thingamajig,
- drive,
- parts,
- route,
- skill,
- drive train,
- hylomorphism,
- Power Source,
- substantialism,
- thingumabob,
- mediation,
- action,
- road,
- behaviorism,
- selector switch,
- utensil,
- strategy,
- science,
- safety fuse,
- thingy,
- service,
- movement,
- puppet,
- philosophy,
- worldliness,
- technology,
- stratagem,
- utility,
- working,
- creature,
- computer,
- Hylotheism,
- guts,
- slave,
- hickey,
- temporality,
- ruse,
- dupe,
- pawn,
- voltage regulator,
- new realism,
- manoeuvre,
- clockworks,
- clockwork,
- knob,
- dial,
- control,
- work,
- motion,
- Interagent,
- mechanical device,
- ignition,
- conduit,
- logical positivism,
- recourse,
- rectifier,
- doodad,
- handmaiden,
- historical materialism,
- creation,
- locomotive,
- empiricism,
- craft,
- arrangement,
- Movements,
- Earthliness,
- gambit,
- ancilla,
- animalism,
- pragmatism,
- Atomism,
- equipment,
- dialectical materialism,
- technical knowledge,
- plaything,
- entity,
- wheels within wheels,
- naturalism,
- doodah,
- extractor,
- gearbox,
- power plant,
- Technic,
- servomechanism,
- automatic switch,
- Physicism,
- gubbins,
- toy,
- handmaid,
- dummy,
- invention,
- wheels,
- thingummy,
- art,
- intercession,
- representative realism,
- conveyance,
- go-between,
- machination,
- cog,
- epiphenomenalism,
- Rube Goldberg,
- realism,
- intermediate,
- timer,
- plot,
- avenue,
- servant,
- aid,
- mediator,
- motive power.
How to use "Mechanism" in context?
There are many different mechanisms in existence in order to carry out a task. Mechanical devices, such as cars and computers, are all made up of mechanisms. Mechanisms can be simple, like a hammer, or more complex, like a computer. Mechanisms can be found in all sorts of places, from food to weapons.
Mechanisms are versatile and can be used for a variety of purposes. They can be used to move objects, to create sounds, and to carry out complex tasks. Mechanisms are essential for modern life and are used in many different areas, from transportation to manufacturing.
Paraphrases for Mechanism:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
mechanisms.
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Adverb
mechanisms.
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Verb, past tense
mechanisms.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
mechanisms.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
mechanisms.
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Verb, base form
mechanisms.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
facility, Facilities, Measures, schemes, practices, controls, directions, reasons, options, RESS, machineries.
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Noun, plural
Instrumentalities, Incubators, PATHWAYS, regimes, insides, machineries.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
provides, regimes, machineries.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
instrument, system, systems, instruments.
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Noun, singular or mass
instrument, system.
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Verb, past tense
system.
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Proper noun, singular
Homophones for Mechanism:
- machine gun, misoneism, magnesium, maxim gun, Manichaeanism, Mise En Scene, mesenchyme, mycomycin, misogynism, making known.
Hypernym for Mechanism:
n.
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artifact
ignition, gear, extractor, drive line system, hydraulic system, cooling, radiator, action mechanism, cartridge extractor, mechanical device, golem, steering system, axis, ejector, tape drive, steering linkage, carriage, axis of rotation, clockwork, automaton, controller, fail-safe, cartridge ejector, delayed action, workings, film advance, gear mechanism, drive line, works, drive, control, action, lock, rotating mechanism, robot, cartridge remover, whirler, actuator, homing device, steering mechanism, tape transport, ignition system, cooling system, transport.
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object
barrier, transmission mechanism, biological clock.
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artifact
Hyponym for Mechanism:
n.
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artifact
device.
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cognition
philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory.
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object
natural object.
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artifact
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