Thesaurus results for CONTRAPTION

contraption

noun

kən-ˈtrap-shən

Definition of contraption

as in gadget

an interesting and often novel device with a practical use built a contraption for automatically buttering toast

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Recent Examples of contraption Above this contraption, a huge vent is hard at work, but heat and smoke still sneak into the dining room. — Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 23 July 2026 Students are encouraged to build contraptions and innovate to solve problems. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026 To film the sequence, the actors spent numerous hours inside the contraption alongside Nolan and cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 July 2026 The contraption was invented not once but twice within two years and at the same company laboratory. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for contraption

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gadget

Noun

The speaker would join OpenAI’s only other gadget so far, the $230 Codex Micro mini keyboard.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
There’s Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC and ANT+, a standard often used to broadcast heart rate data in older fitness gadgets.

— Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026