Synonyms of device

device

noun

di-ˈvīs 

1

as in scheme

a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end

used every device and stratagem he knew to prevent his son's marriage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scheme
• ruse
• trick
• sleight of hand
• jig
• stratagem
• gambit
• fetch
• gimmick
• ploy
• knack
• play
• wile
• sleight
• dodge
• bluff
• artifice
• deception
• end run
• juggle
• hoax
• trickery
• cunning
• flimflam
• shenanigan
• feint
• subterfuge
• duplicity
• chicanery
• smoke screen
• cheating
• front
• jugglery
• swindling
• skulduggery
• fakery
• swindle
• fraud
• craft
• legerdemain
• blind
• dupery
• gaff
• sham
• cozenage
• crookery

2

as in tool

an article intended for use in work

the salesclerk tried to sell me a new device for grooming cats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tool
• instrument
• implement
• gadget
• apparatus
• mechanism
• utensil
• appliance
• accessory
• contraption
• gizmo
• appendage
• contrivance
• attachment
• adjunct
• jigger
• accoutrement

3

as in genius

devices plural a habitual attraction to some activity or thing

left to her own devices she'd eat at a fast-food restaurant every night of the week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• genius
• bone
• talent
• faculty
• impulse
• predisposition
• affinity
• bias
• disposition
• inclination
• affection
• bent
• turn
• aptitude
• propensity
• predilection
• proclivity
• tendency
• way
• wont
• penchant
• partiality
• gift
• habitude
• fancy
• leaning
• trick
• prejudice
• endowment
• addiction
• flair
• preference
• practice
• specialty
• pattern
• appetite
• taste
• routine
• custom
• liking
• partisanship
• habit
• knack
• singularity
• speciality
• like
• favor
• peculiarity
• convention
• forte
• quirk
• idiosyncrasy
• fondness
• eccentricity
• kink
• oddity
• one-sidedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• allergy
• aversion
• dislike
• distaste
• detachment
• neutrality
• objectivity
• disinclination
• impartiality
• disfavor
• indifference
• disliking
• averseness
• disrelish
• apathy
• nonchalance
• unconcern
• disinterestedness
• insouciance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of device

Maxillofacial surgeons determine if the player can return to play and which areas need protection before external specialist orthopedic technicians make the custom device. — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Their insatiable demand has caused shortages in consumer electronics, forcing Apple and other device makers to hike prices. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Beyond those standalone hardware tools, the device integrates a sprawling ecosystem of field-ready software sensors. — New Atlas, 5 July 2026

Cable boxes, DVRs, TVs, gaming systems, and streaming devices often run 24/7, even when the screen itself is turned off. — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 5 July 2026