Synonyms of gadget

gadget

noun

ˈga-jət 

as in tool

an interesting and often novel device with a practical use

she tried out a new gadget for weeding the garden

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tool
• appliance
• gizmo
• contraption
• widget
• accessory
• mechanism
• innovation
• jigger
• gimmick
• instrument
• contrivance
• invention
• utensil
• implement
• trick
• ingenuity
• adjunct
• doohickey
• thingamajig
• hickey
• thingamabob
• dingus
• doodad
• thingummy
• hootenanny

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gadget

That’s a hefty price tag, especially at a time when consumers have so many other gadgets, from smartphones to wearable AI devices competing for their dollars. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

And in some states, the bigger legal risk may fall not on Apple, Amazon or other AI gadget makers but on the person wearing the device. — Mackenzie Sigalos,annie Palmer, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026

Conan O’Brien introduced Swift’s performance—O’Brian and Swift both worked on Toy Story 5, with O’Brien voicing the film’s potty training gadget Smarty Pants. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026

Dutch hardware brand Fairphone has been remedying this for a few years now, with its line of gadgets that are designed to be repaired and used for years longer than usual. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026