Mechanism

/ˈmik.ə.nɪ.zəm/

Synonyms for "mechanism" (209 found)

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Closest matches (42)

action agency agent ancilla animalism apparatus appliance approach arrangement art atomismautomatic switchbehaviorismchannel selectorcharlie mccarthycheck valveclockworkscommonsense realismcontour followercontraption

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contrivance controlcontrol valveconvenience craft creature device

Noun(13 words)

actuator apparatus automaton automatons carriage changeoverschemical mechanismclockworkclockwork mechanismcontraption contraptions contrivancescoral reef adaptation

Verb(2 words)

apply force tocompel compliance

Strong matches (63)

dialectical materialismdrivedrive traindummy dupe earthlinesselectronic controlemergency controlempiricism engine enginery epiphenomenalism expedient facilityfinder switchfixture flowmanostat gadget geargo between

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go-betweengoing betweenhandmaid handmaidenhistorical materialismhylomorphism hylotheism hylozoism implement innards instrument instrumentality interagent intermediary intermediate intermediation intermediuminternal selectorlever machine machinery marxism materialism meansmechanical aid

Adjective(3 words)

driving actionevolutionary processformal instrument of law

Noun(15 words)

ejector expedients explanationfastener featureform of energy exchangegearbox gearsetgeological process mechanismguts handler linkage linkages machinations machinism means

Related words (104)

mechanical devicemechanics mediation mediator medium method midwife minion monism motionmotive powermotor movement movementsnatural realismnaturalismnew realismorgan organization pawn

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philosophy physicalism physicism playthingpositive philosophypositivismpower plantpower sourcepower trainpragmaticism pragmatism procedure process puppet realism recourse rectifierregister regulatorrepresentative realismresortsafety controlsafety fusesafety stopsafety switchsafety valvescience secularismselector switchsequence switchservant serviceservo valveservomechanism skill slave stooge structure substantialism system technictechnical know-howtechnical knowledgetechnical skilltechnics technique technology temporality thermoswitch thing timer tool toy utility vehiclevoltage regulatorvoltage stabilizerwatchworks way wheelswheels within wheelsworkings works worldliness

Adjective(3 words)

mechanical systemsnonliving systemsimple mechanical system

Noun(16 words)

mechanics methodmode of energy transportmousetraps planplot twistpolicy modifierprocedure process program ratchets reason structure systemwatch movementwindlasses

Verb(2 words)

propel developmentturn the wheels

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More general

16 entries

carrying into actioncarrying outchemical actionchemical changechemical processconcept device executionnatural objectperformancephilosophical doctrinephilosophical theoryprocedure process system theory

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12 entries

biological mechanismchemical mechanismcontrol mechanismcoordination mechanismelectrical mechanismfunding mechanismgeargenetic mechanismincentive mechanismlever switch valve

Collocations

6 entries

control mechanismfeedback mechanismgear mechanismlocking mechanismmechanism of actionvalve mechanism

Inflections

1 entries

mechanisms

Derivations

2 entries

mechanistic mechanistically

Sample sentences

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Its mechanism will cease to work.

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Magnetic force drives the mechanism.

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The mechanism of this machine is complicated.

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We don't have a mechanism for sustained funding.

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