Antonyms 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

Matched Categories

1. • Adapt
   • Mechanism
   • Wheel
   • Wheelwork

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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

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1. gearnoun

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

How to use Gear in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. Gene Kimmelman:

   Practically speaking, it's very common, when you get to a point of thinking seriously that you could go forward with a case, that you have to wonder how you're going to land the airplane, you have to make sure you've got the landing gear that will work, otherwise you're going to crash and burn.

3. John Strotbeck:

   Synthetic fabrics were invented in the late '30s and ’40s, which along with fashion influences, allowed athletes to wear competition gear that was more form-fitting, though still baggy, more of the athletes' body was exposed to the public.

4. Guy Cecil:

   It may seem early to many of us, but with the amount of money pouring in from the far right wing, the time has come for our side to kick things into high gear, we have a lot of work to do in the months ahead, but we are starting to see some real momentum.

5. Peter Cardillo:

   I suspect that what we're seeing here is a little market jitters due to the fact that the dollar continues to weaken, i think we will just stay in a mixed-to-holding pattern for the next day or two until the earnings season begins to move into full gear next week.

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