Synonyms of widgets

widgets

noun

plural of widget

as in gadgets

an interesting and often novel device with a practical use

manufacturers of all kinds of widgets for the do-it-yourselfer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gadgets
• tools
• appliances
• gizmos
• mechanisms
• accessories
• contraptions
• innovations
• jiggers
• contrivances
• gimmicks
• instruments
• inventions
• implements
• utensils
• tricks
• ingenuities
• adjuncts
• doodads
• doohickeys
• thingamajigs
• thingamabobs
• dinguses
• thingummies
• hickeys
• hootenannies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of widgets

Competing with devices like the Amazon Echo Show, HomeView uses its integrated camera to identify who’s using it and show them their profile, which users can personalize with their preferred apps and widgets. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026

The Edge borrows much of the Pixel Watch’s design language as far as widgets and user interface go. — Victoria Song, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026

The smart home hub will have a home screen, widgets, and clock faces like those on an Apple Watch, and an interface that looks like a combination of iOS, tvOS, and watchOS. — Bee Wertheimer, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Use customizable widgets for easy access to your family’s calendars, to-do lists, local weather, favorite music, and more. — Katrina Cossey, Parents, 19 Sep. 2026

When the phone is open, the display shows two home-screen pages with Today View (a vertically scrolling list of customizable widgets) on the left. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

However, few incorporate a display that can be used as a clock, notification center or a place to store OS widgets. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

These guys are being treated like disposable widgets, not human beings. — Howard Berkes, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026