gadgety

adjective

Definition of gadgetynext
as in practical

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gadgety
  1. practical
  2. gimmicky
  3. adventurous
  4. useful
  5. original
  6. convenient
  7. visionary
  8. handy
Adjective
  • Maxwell also highlighted that the aircraft is being designed around the practical requirements of cargo and logistics operators.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In the 1940s haute couture status brought practical advantages, but as postwar shortages eased in the early 1950s, those benefits diminished.
    — Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of practical
Adjective
  • There have likely been other gimmicky iterations thrust upon consumers since 2024, but none of them made enough of an impact to come to mind.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Far from being gimmicky, the experience felt authentic and special.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of gimmicky
Adjective
  • If open water ice-skating is too adventurous, there’s also a public rink in central Stockholm at Kungsträdgården.
    — Isabelle Kliger, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026
  • There are trendy accessories that aren’t too timely, classic leather goods with subtle logos, and quite a few statement pieces for the more adventurous dressers among us.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of adventurous
Adjective
  • Evidence remains mixed, and dreams could also be an experiential by-product of useful sleeping-brain activity, rather than an adaptation with its own job description.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
  • However, many of them still have enough capacity to remain useful for several more years.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of useful
Adjective
  • Accommodations range in personalities, from garden-level bungalows with private entrances to poolside cabanas and upstairs suites tucked into the original mansion.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The model builds on the original AlphaGenome, which maps molecular activity across a broad range of tissues and covers both coding and non-coding regions of the genome.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of original
Adjective
  • But even the hardest-to-please folks are usually thrilled with a techy gift that makes their life easier, more convenient or just more fun.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The hardest part is often matching the format to the problem rather than simply choosing what’s most convenient.
    — Karen Koehler, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of convenient
Adjective
  • The avant-garde revolution of the ’60s produced many visionary jazz musicians, but few were able to perform at both Carnegie Hall and the White House.
    — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The idea was associated with visionary eighteenth-century architects like Claude-Nicolas Ledoux and Étienne-Louis Boullée—perhaps the most famous example is Ledoux’s Oikema, a proposal for a brothel shaped like a massive phallus.
    — Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of visionary
Adjective
  • That’s where the lizards’ unusual squirting mechanism comes in handy.
    — RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Just remember that saving space doesn’t make your bag lighter, so a luggage scale is still worth keeping handy.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of handy
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“Gadgety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gadgety. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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