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Synonyms of gadget
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
- she tried out a new gadget for weeding the garden
Synonyms for gadget
- appliance,
- contraption,
- contrivance,
- gimmick,
- gizmo
- (also gismo),
- jigger,
- widget
Words Related to gadget
- dingus,
- doodad,
- doohickey,
- hickey,
- hootenanny
- [chiefly dialect],
- thingamabob,
- thingamajig
- (or thingumajig),
- thingummy
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The first known use of gadget was in 1886
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