things
Matters and items
Things is the most general noun in English for referring to objects, matters, or circumstances.
It can mean physical objects (Put your things away), situations (Things are getting complicated), actions (I have things to do), or abstract matters (Let me explain a few things).
The word's vagueness makes it useful when precision isn't needed or possible: One thing led to another.
Your things are your belongings.
The thing is introduces an explanation or excuse.
To do your own thing is to act independently.
Individual units or objects
- stuffUnspecified items collectively
- objectsTangible items or protests
- possessionsThings one owns
- articlesWritten works or items
goods · commodities · equipment · devices · gadgets · tools · utensils · apparatus
Worthless discarded items
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
- stuffUnspecified items collectively
- clutterUntidy collection of items
- disarrayLack of order
chaos · heap · pile · debris · rubble · hodgepodge · jumble · tangle
Things one owns
- personal effectsIndividual's portable possessions
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- belongingsThings you possess
- luggageTraveler's packed containers
baggage · valuables · assets · chattels · holdings · keepsakes · treasures · mementos
Is of importance
- issuesMatters requiring attention
- concernsSources of worry
- businessCommercial activity or occupation
- affairsMatters requiring attention
dealings · circumstances · situations · events · happenings · goings-on · developments · proceedings
Valuable old items
- memorabiliaCollected items of significance
- raritiesUncommon or scarce items
- vintageQuality from past eras
- figurinesSmall ornamental sculptures
artifacts · heirlooms · souvenirs · ephemera · curios · relics · coins · stamps
Abstract mental constructs
- ideasMental creations or plans
- notionsFleeting mental impressions
- entitiesThings that exist
- phenomenaObservable facts or events
aspects · elements · factors · features · qualities · attributes · characteristics · particulars
Conditions affecting an event
- situationState of affairs
- state of affairsCurrent overall situation
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
- environmentExternal conditions affecting life
factors · variables · context · parameters · setting · landscape · terrain · lay of the land
Mixed collection of things
- arrayOrdered collection or display
- rangeExtent of variation
- selectionChosen item or items
- collectionGathered set of items
mix · medley · miscellany · diversity · multiplicity · spectrum · potpourri · grab bag
items
Individual units or objects
- stuffUnspecified items collectively
- objectsTangible items or protests
- possessionsThings one owns
articles · goods · commodities · equipment · devices · gadgets · tools · utensils · apparatus · instruments
junk
Worthless discarded items
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
- stuffUnspecified items collectively
- clutterUntidy collection of items
disarray · chaos · heap · pile · debris · rubble · hodgepodge · jumble · tangle · litter
possessions
Things one owns
- personal effectsIndividual's portable possessions
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- belongingsThings you possess
luggage · baggage · valuables · assets · chattels · holdings · keepsakes · treasures · mementos · heirlooms
matters
Is of importance
affairs · dealings · circumstances · situations · events · happenings · goings-on · developments · proceedings · occurrences
antiques
Valuable old items
- memorabiliaCollected items of significance
- raritiesUncommon or scarce items
- vintageQuality from past eras
figurines · artifacts · heirlooms · souvenirs · ephemera · curios · relics · coins · stamps · comics
concepts
Abstract mental constructs
phenomena · aspects · elements · factors · features · qualities · attributes · characteristics · particulars · details
circumstances
Conditions affecting an event
- situationState of affairs
- state of affairsCurrent overall situation
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
environment · factors · variables · context · parameters · setting · landscape · terrain · lay of the land
assortment
Mixed collection of things
collection · mix · medley · miscellany · diversity · multiplicity · spectrum · potpourri · grab bag · smorgasbord
- stuffitems, objects, stuff, goods, belongings
- vague wordssomeone, somewhere, sometime, somehow, somewhat
- 3D printsprints, models, prototypes, makes, remixes
- existentsentities, beings, actualities, particulars, objects
- existenceexistence, being, lives, reality, life
- categoriestypes, category, kinds, class, classes
thingsnothing
Not any thing
nothingness · abstractions · emptiness · ideas · concepts
thingsnothing
Not any thing
nothingness · void · emptiness · absence · nonexistence
thingsspecifics
Exact details of something
particulars · individuals · specificity · details · definite articles
- sure thingGuaranteed outcome or agreement
- good thingPositive outcome or circumstance
- first thingWhat comes earliest
- seeing thingsPerceiving nonexistent phenomena
- same thing
- see thingsPerceive nonexistent objects
thing, nothing, anything, everything, something, nothingness, thingamajig, thingamabob, somethings