Thesaurus results for CONTRAPTION

contraption

noun

kən-ˈtrap-shən

Definition of contraption next

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 It was dropped off, fully assembled, by a delivery man who wanted no help bringing the sturdy, practical contraption all the way up from the street to their home. —

Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026 Using this contraption, Grigson has performed sophisticated experiments on GLP-1s and addiction. —

Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 Get creative by creating a marble maze and building a one-of-a-kind contraption with cardboard. —

Elena Donovan Mauer, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026 The barber chair, the locus of Sweeney’s revenge on the heartless cruelty of a Victorian London that wrecked his life, isn’t the elaborate contraption of other productions. —

Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for contraption

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gadget

Noun

For anyone building a compact, efficient toolkit, the hori hori knife eliminates the need for several single-purpose gadgets.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Oxo Tot Grape Cutter This simple kitchen gadget has an opening to add grapes at the bottom.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026