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appliance

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of appliance

1 an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
  • Since the invention of the cork, all manner of appliances have been invented for the extraction of these sometimes troublesome stoppers.
Synonyms of appliance

contraption, contrivance, gadget, gimmick, gizmo (also gismo), jigger, widget
Words Related to appliance

implement, instrument, tool, utensil

accessory (also accessary), adjunct

mechanism, trick

dingus, doodad, doohickey, hickey, thingamabob, thingamajig (or thingumajig), thingummy
2 something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment
  • an appliance that allows the machine to be used as a sander
Synonyms of appliance

accessory (also accessary), accoutrement (or accouterment), adapter (also adaptor), add-on, adjunct, appendage, attachment, option
Words Related to appliance

accompaniment, additive, complement, supplement

auxiliary, subsidiary

amenity, doodad, extra, filler, frill, incidental, luxury, nonessential, nonnecessity

appurtenances, bells and whistles, equipment, furnishings, paraphernalia, trappings

adornment, decoration, embellishment, enhancement, ornament, trim, trimming
Near Antonyms of appliance

essential, necessity, requirement, requisite

Synonym Discussion of appliance

implement, tool, instrument, appliance, utensil mean a relatively simple device for performing work. implement may apply to anything necessary to perform a task.
    • crude stone implements
    • farm implements
tool suggests an implement adapted to facilitate a definite kind or stage of work and suggests the need of skill more strongly than implement.
    • a carpenter's tools
instrument suggests a device capable of delicate or precise work.
    • the dentist's instruments
appliance refers to a tool or instrument utilizing a power source and suggests portability or temporary attachment.
    • household appliances
utensil applies to a device used in domestic work or some routine unskilled activity.
    • kitchen utensils

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