geared towards

Designed for specifically

Geared towards means designed or adapted for a particular purpose or audience.

The phrase comes from machinery—gears configured to produce specific output: The program is geared towards beginners.

Something geared towards a goal is oriented or tailored to achieve it: Marketing geared towards younger consumers.

Also appears as geared toward or geared to.

Related

focused · directed · dedicated · beginners · catered · aimed at · professionals · user-centric · optimized · age-appropriate · configured · fine-tuned · customized · calibrated · specialized · targeted · adapted · entry-level

Opposites
specificity of target

geared towardsone-size-fits-all

Meant for anybody

untargeted · general-purpose · non-specific · generic · all-purpose

intentionality of design

geared towardsaccidental

Occurring by chance

Family

gear, gears, geared, gearing, toward, towards

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G