/ Thesaurus / G Synonyms of gear wheel Find synonyms for: Noun1. gear, gear wheel, geared wheel, cogwheel, wheelusage: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motionWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: endear Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language