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gear vs paraphernalia

paraphernalia vs gear

gear and paraphernalia both are nouns.

gear is a verb but paraphernalia is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gear Yes No Yes No
paraphernalia Yes No No No
As nouns, gear and paraphernalia are synonyms defined as:
  • gear and paraphernalia: equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
Other synonyms of gear include appurtenance.
gear (noun) paraphernalia (noun)
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
gear (verb) paraphernalia (verb)
set the level or character of
Difference between gear and paraphernalia

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