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Contraption

🔄 Synonyms of "Contraption"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
contrivancenoun	A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
gadgetnoun	Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.
appliancenoun	A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices.
widgetnoun	A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
gizmonoun	(slang) Something, generally a device or gadget, whose real name is unknown or forgotten.
conveniencenoun	The quality of being convenient.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Contraption"

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Word	Definition
contrivancenoun	A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
appliancenoun	A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices.
conveniencenoun	The quality of being convenient.
widgetnoun	A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
gizmonoun	(slang) Something, generally a device or gadget, whose real name is unknown or forgotten.
gadgetnoun	Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.
apparatusnoun	The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
machinerynoun	The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
devicenoun	Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
machinenoun	A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
equipmentnoun	Any items used in equipping something or someone, for example things needed for an expedition or voyage.
gearnoun	(uncountable) Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
stuffnoun	(informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
munitionnoun	(chiefly in the plural) Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition.
spacecraftnoun	(astronautics) A vehicle that travels through space.
whatnotnoun	(uncountable, set phrase) Other related objects or ideas.
rignoun	(nautical) The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.
craftnoun	(countable, plural crafts) A branch of skilled work or trade, especially one requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill, but sometimes applied equally to any business, calling or profession; the skilled practice of a practical occupation .
unitnoun	(mathematics) Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
thingnoun	That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.