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Synonyms for

Machine

Noun / mʌˈʃi:n / Another word for machine — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

A machine is a device that makes tasks easier to do, usually by using power.

Synonyms & similar words

politicalmachine auto automobile simplemachine motorcar car apparatus device equipment gadget instrument mechanism tool contraption contrivance appliance engine motor robot automation system generator processor computer implement utensil

Synonyms by register

Formal

apparatus device mechanism instrument

Informal

gadget thingamajig contraption doohickey

Literary

engine automaton

Antonyms

natural organism life being creature organic

Common collocations

  • machine learning
  • machine gun
  • washing machine
  • engine machine
  • computer machine
  • machine part
  • machine code

Word family

noun machine
verb machine
adjective machinery
adverb mechanically

Usage note

While 'machine' can refer to any complex device, it often implies mechanical or electronic operation. 'Machinery' is often used as an uncountable noun to refer to a collection of machines.

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Example sentences

  1. I used a machine to help me cut the grass.
  2. My mom uses a sewing machine to make clothes for us.
  3. A washing machine helps to clean clothes easily.
  4. My dad uses a machine to drill holes in wood.
  5. A vending machine gives you snacks when you put money in it.

Quotes

  • The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
  • Man is a machine, but a very peculiar machine. He is a machine which, in the right circumstances, and with the right treatment, can know that he is a machine, and having fully realized this, he may find the ways to cease to be a machine. - P.D. Ouspensky
  • One man's car is another man's scenery. - Matshona Dhliwayo

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