mechanism - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the technical aspects of doing something

Synonyms

• mechanics
• mechanism

More generic

• carrying into action
• carrying out
• execution
• performance

Noun

device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function

Synonyms

• mechanism

More generic

• device

More specific

• action
• action mechanism
• actuator
• automaton
• axis
• axis of rotation
• carriage
• cartridge ejector
• cartridge extractor
• cartridge remover
• clockwork
• control
• controller
• cooling
• cooling system
• delayed action
• drive
• drive line
• drive line system
• ejector
• extractor
• fail-safe
• film advance
• gear
• gear mechanism
• golem
• homing device
• hydraulic system
• ignition
• ignition system
• lock
• mechanical device
• radiator
• robot
• rotating mechanism
• steering linkage
• steering mechanism
• steering system
• tape drive
• tape transport
• transport
• whirler
• workings
• works

Noun

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes

Synonyms

• mechanism

More generic

• philosophical doctrine
• philosophical theory

Noun

a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function

Synonyms

• mechanism

More generic

• natural object

More specific

• barrier
• biological clock
• transmission mechanism

Noun

the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction

Synonyms

• chemical mechanism
• mechanism

More generic

• chemical action
• chemical change
• chemical process

More specific

• biochemical mechanism

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