accoutrements

noun

variants or accouterments
plural of accoutrement
as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity has all the accoutrements that the home pastry chef could ever want

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Recent Examples of accoutrements There is also a brisket burger with a chipotle brioche bun and all the accoutrements. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026 With the first real week of preseason football in the books, the regular season feels well within reach, and with that, the accoutrements that go along with it as well. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The renovation reduced the room count, giving the compact quarters (300-537 square feet) a little more breathing space for today’s travelers and all their accoutrements. — Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026 There, everything from unique eyewear to travel accoutrements will be available as distinctive accessories. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 24 July 2026 Naturally, the home is filled with lots of midcentury furniture moments, from relaxed seating to curvy, wooden decor accoutrements. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2026 If your style skews maximalist, the bottoms make the perfect blank canvas for playful accoutrements. — Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 18 July 2026 The prevailing motifs include Anglo-American boarding schools and college campuses, accoutrements with a romantic aura (billowing sleeves, melting candles), and analog artifacts (old compasses, monocles). — Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026 That means, filling in any holes your kiddos dug, picking up trash and disposing of it, and being sure all your toys and accoutrements are loaded back in the car and heading home with you. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accoutrements
  1. equipment
  2. gear
  3. apparatus
Noun
  • Goldman expects China’s wafer fabrication equipment market to reach $53 billion in 2027.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Oilfield-services giant Halliburton is also in talks to bring equipment to the country, and executives from several oil-and-gas companies will sign production deals next week, the report added.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of equipment
Noun
  • For all their advantages, quantum technologies are extremely sensitive, and these devices can be thrown out of gear by the slightest changes in temperature or environmental noise.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Outdoor deals With summer winding down, score deals on patio furniture, smart birdfeeders and other outdoor gear.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of gear
Noun
  • Park Police said a supporting apparatus failed, causing the bus to come down on him.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Without an overhaul of the nation’s homeland security apparatus, Washington is in danger of making this mistake again.
    — Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of apparatus

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“Accoutrements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accoutrements. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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