Thing

Contrivance

Synonyms: Object, item, commodity, gadget, instrument, tool, entity, whatsit, what's-its-name, whatchamacallit, thingy, thingamajig, oojah, doodah, gubbins, doohickey, dingus, article, artefact, device, contrivance, utensil, implement, body, what-d'you-call-it, what's-it, thingummy, thingamabob, oojamaflip, gizmo, doobry, doodad, doojigger, and thingo.

Stuff

Synonyms: Belongings, stuff, worldly goods, personal effects, paraphernalia, bits and pieces, luggage, bags, chattels, valuables, garments, gear, togs, traps, trek, possessions, property, goods, effects, impedimenta, bits and bobs, baggage, bags and baggage, movables, clothes, goods and chattels, junk, garms, clobber, and dunnage.

Equipment

Synonyms: Equipment, gear, tackle, implements, utensils, apparatus, kit, stuff, tools, and accoutrements.

Undertaking

Synonyms: Activity, action, undertaking, feat, job, piece of business, notion, concept, concern, worry, remark, comment, observation, pronouncement, episode, happening, eventuality, act, deed, exploit, task, chore, thought, idea, conception, matter, preoccupation, statement, utterance, declaration, incident, event, occurrence, and phenomenon.

Affairs

Synonyms: Matters, circumstances, relations, situation, affairs, conditions, state of affairs, and life.

Attribute

Synonyms: Characteristic, attribute, trait, point, facet, fact, detail, factor, quality, property, feature, aspect, element, piece of information, and particular.

One's bag

Synonyms: What one likes, one's cup of tea, what turns one on, what interests one, one's bag, and what floats one's boat.

Example Sentences

The thing broke last night.

What is that shiny thing?

She lost her favorite thing.

That thing belongs to me.