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appliance
Synonyms and Antonyms of appliance
1
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
contraption, contrivance, gadget, gimmick, gizmo (also gismo), jigger, widget
implement, instrument, tool, utensil
ingenuity, innovation, invention
accessory (also accessary), adjunct
dingus, doodad, doohickey, hickey, hootenanny [chiefly dialect], 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
accessory (also accessary), accoutrement (or accouterment), adapter (also adaptor), add-on, adjunct, appendage, attachment, option
accompaniment, additive, complement, supplement
amenity, doodad, embroidery, extra, filler, frill, incidental, luxury, nonessential, nonnecessity
appurtenances, bells and whistles, equipment, furnishings, habiliment(s), paraphernalia, trappings
adornment, decoration, embellishment, enhancement, garnish, ornament, trim, trimming
Synonym Discussion of appliance
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- crude stone implements
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- farm implements
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- a carpenter's tools
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- the dentist's instruments
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- household appliances
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- kitchen utensils
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