ENGINE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ENGINE?

Need another word that means the same as “engine”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “engine” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Engine” are: locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive, motor, mechanism, machine, power source, drive, cause, agent, instrument, driver, originator, initiator, generator, device, contraption, gadget, apparatus, appliance, implement, tool, utensil, aid, invention, contrivance

Engine as a Noun

Definitions of "Engine" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “engine” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A fire engine.
• A mechanical device or instrument, especially one used in warfare.
• A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks.
• A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion.
• A thing that is the agent or instrument of a particular process.
• A locomotive.
• Something used to achieve a purpose.
• Motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work.
• An instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.

Synonyms of "Engine" as a noun (26 Words)

agent	Any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau. There is an urgent need for new antimicrobial agents to combat infections.
aid	A person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do. She walked with the aid of a Zimmer frame.
apparatus	A collection of notes, variant readings, and other matter accompanying a printed text. The apparatus of government.
appliance	A device or control that is very useful for a particular job. Electrical and gas appliances.
cause	A matter to be resolved in a court of law. I m raising money for good causes.
contraption	A device or control that is very useful for a particular job. Repairing stereos and making contraptions out of spare electronic bits.
contrivance	A device, especially in literary or artistic composition, which gives a sense of artificiality. The requirements of the system by happy chance and some contrivance can be summed up in an acronym.
device	A plan, method, or trick with a particular aim. A service that attempts to make all of your files available on all your devices whenever you want them.
drive	Hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver. A variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds.
driver	A golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver. The hope of achieving such monopolies becomes the main driver of investment.
gadget	A device or control that is very useful for a particular job. A variety of kitchen gadgets.
generator	An electronic device for producing a signal voltage. A report generator.
implement	A tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment that is used for a particular purpose. Garden implements.
initiator	A person who initiates a course of action.
instrument	An object or device for producing musical sounds. The value of learning to play a musical instrument.
invention	The creation of something in the mind. Medieval inventions included spectacles for reading and the spinning wheel.
locomotive	A powered railway vehicle used for pulling trains. A diesel locomotive.
locomotive engine	A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks.
machine	A person who acts with the mechanical efficiency of a machine. A fax machine.
mechanism	(philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes. Mechanisms of communication.
motor	A nonspecific agent that imparts motion. The sander has a smooth and powerful 520 watt motor.
originator	Someone who creates new things. Wegener was the originator of the theory of continental drift.
power source	Physical strength.
railway locomotive	Line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight.
tool	A distinct design in the tooling of a book. Computers are an essential tool.
utensil	A tool, container, or other article, especially for household use. Kitchen utensils.

Usage Examples of "Engine" as a noun

• An engine of change.
• A siege engine.
• The roar of a car engine.
• Engine failure.
• Medieval engines of war.
• Exports used to be the engine of growth.

Associations of "Engine" (30 Words)

aerospace	The atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole.
aircraft	A vehicle that can fly.
antifreeze	A liquid, typically one based on ethylene glycol, that can be added to water to lower the freezing point, chiefly used in the radiator of a motor vehicle. Formulating antifreezes and de icers for railways is no easy job.
ballooning	The sport or pastime of flying in a balloon. He took up ballooning in 1907.
carriage	Any of the separate sections of a train that carry passengers. A horse drawn carriage.
carrier	An aircraft carrier. The instruments can be sent by carrier.
coolant	A fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transferring heat away from one part to another. Lathe operators use an emulsion of oil and water as a coolant for the cutting tool.
diesel	German engineer born in France who invented the diesel engine 1858 1913. Eleven litres of diesel.
distillate	Something formed by distillation. Natural gas mixed with distillate.
equipage	The equipment for a particular purpose.
flotilla	A fleet of small craft. A flotilla of cargo boats.
generator	A point, line, or surface regarded as moving and so notionally forming a line, surface, or solid. A report generator.
jet	An aircraft powered by one or more jet engines. A private jet.
lander	A spacecraft designed to land on the surface of a planet or moon. A lunar lander.
liter	A metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints.
locomotive	Of or relating to locomotion. Locomotive bivalves have the strongest hinges.
maneuverable	Capable of maneuvering or changing position. A highly maneuverable ship.
motor	Travel in a motor vehicle. Motor insurance.
mounted	Assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support. The trim brass mounted carbine of the ranger.
newsboy	A boy who sells or delivers newspapers.
propeller	A mechanical device for propelling a boat or aircraft, consisting of a revolving shaft with two or more broad, angled blades attached to it.
propulsion	The act of propelling. They dive and use their wings for propulsion under water.
pulley	Hoist with a pulley. The tree house was built on the ground and pulleyed into the branches.
railroad	Supply with railroad lines. Railroad tracks.
refuel	Take on more fuel, as of a plane, ship, or car. The chopper went to refuel.
ride	Ride over along or through. Investors have had a bumpy ride.
steam	Clean or otherwise treat with steam. Her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man.
turbine	A machine for producing continuous power in which a wheel or rotor, typically fitted with vanes, is made to revolve by a fast-moving flow of water, steam, gas, air, or other fluid.
vaporizer	A device that puts out a substance in the form of a vapor (especially for medicinal inhalation.
vehicle	A privately controlled company through which an individual or organization conducts a particular kind of business, especially investment. The play was just a vehicle to display her talents.