Thesaurus results for CONTRAPTION

contraption

noun

kən-ˈtrap-shən

Definition of contraption

as in gadget

an interesting and often novel device with a practical use built a contraption for automatically buttering toast

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Recent Examples of contraption But when his nephew falls gravely ill, Li straps on the homemade contraption one last time. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026 Old contraptions owned by King Charles, Princess Diana, Alan Titchmarsh and Brian May all feature. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 13 Aug. 2026 Playing with a weird harness contraption that would make Harry Houdini proud, Worthy was never the same. — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026 But autos were precarious contraptions at the start of the 20th century, and America’s national system of roads was little more than a faint scribble on the map. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for contraption

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gadget

Noun

Veteran Emari Demercado should start the season as the third-down passing back, with Brashard Smith mixing in as a gadget piece and kick returner.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Here is what these gadgets claim to do and what gastroenterologists say about trusting the results.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026