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Synonyms of contraption
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
- built a contraption for automatically buttering toast
Synonyms for contraption
Words Related to contraption
- dingus,
- doodad,
- doohickey,
- hickey,
- hootenanny
- [chiefly dialect],
- thingamabob,
- thingamajig
- (or thingumajig),
- thingummy
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“Contraption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contraption. Accessed 28 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of contraption was circa 1825
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