DEVICES Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

devices

noun

plural of device

as in tendency

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

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Recent Examples of devices These devices allow consumers to access movies, television series, live sports broadcasts and other content without authorization from copyright holders. — Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 No additional shots were fired after police arrived, Lorah said, adding that sounds later mistaken for gunfire came from flash-bang devices used by SWAT officers. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 The plan blocks ads and trackers across browsers, apps, and other devices for up to nine devices. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026 There are concerted efforts to ban such devices, but they are still used with depressing frequency. — New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026 Fully pairing either of my Googlebooks to a phone has required toggling cross-device settings on both devices, multiple restarts, and the occasional prayer, until the two devices find each other. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026 Users can also look up the history of a license plate captured on Flock devices, and access state and nationwide networks of license plates. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026 Investigators are still combing through the suspects' cellphones, dashboard cameras and other devices for clues about potential links to Iran. — Steve Hendrix, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s latest startup Prometheus is using AI to assist engineers in the design and manufacturing of a range of devices—from computers to automobiles to jet engines. — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

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Noun

For Guimaraes, a veteran community builder, the impulse behind Fashion Forward was born out of a sharp realization that the industry’s greatest bottleneck was its tendency to preach to its own choir.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
The project places her among a wave of next-gen electronic artists like Ninajirachi, 2hollis and Jane Remover, all of whom are currently making left of center dance music with strong pop tendencies.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of tendency

Noun

The Duke then entered the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, where his aptitude for foreign languages was recognized with a prize.

— Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026
Naturally, his work at Celine has now been put in conversation with hers, especially because both designers share an aptitude for creating clothes real people want to wear–and, therefore, many of the same fans.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of aptitude

Noun

At Roberto Cavalli, makeup artist Yadim had the same inclination for highly pigmented metallic shades, a choice that punctuated key looks also at Jil Sander.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
OpenAI’s closest rival, Anthropic, has shown no inclination to delay its own IPO, which is expected sometime before year’s end.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of inclination

Noun

The intensity of their yearning has only increased on their second album, Nature’s Pill—and that’s no easy feat, considering this is a band whose breakout track opens with the narrator prostrating himself before the object of his affection.

— Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
Despite his training in fine dining, what motivates him is the warmth and affection of home cooking.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of affection

Noun

Helen’s initial impulse is to keep Pablo confined to her room.

— Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
The answers to these questions could ultimately help shape a larger debate about humanity’s extraterrestrial future—and whether the impulse to make other worlds more like our own should be tempered by any obligation to leave them undisturbed.

— Lee Billings, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of impulse

Noun

On Wednesday, his office did not respond to a request for comment on his disposition toward the measure.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
The probe found no criminal wrongdoing, at which point Spitzer shifted to negotiating towards a civil disposition with GKN and announced the claims program.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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