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mechanical device, appliance
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How to use gadget in a sentence
Then, if you happen to stub your toe over some useful gadget, they increase your pay.
ISLANDS OF SPACEJOHN W CAMPBELL
It was decided that Gadget, a rather miserable animal, who had shown herself useless as a puller thus far, should be killed.
THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARDDOUGLAS MAWSON
Either they were going to get tired of putting new tubes into that gadget, or play it softer, or move.
CUE FOR QUIETTHOMAS L. SHERRED
Stuffing the gadget into his mouth, he turned and began jabbering orders.
ULLER UPRISINGHENRY BEAM PIPER, JOHN D. CLARK AND JOHN F. CARR
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO GADGET
- apparatus
- device
- gadget
- implement
- instrument
- mechanism
- tool
- Rube Goldberg device
- apparatus
- appliance
- contrivance
- doohickey
- gadget
- gizmo
- machine
- mechanism
- rig
- thingamajig
- widget
- Rube Goldberg invention
- accessory
- agent
- apparatus
- appliance
- arrangement
- article
- construction
- contraption
- contrivance
- creation
- doohickey
- equipment
- expedient
- gadget
- gear
- gimmick
- implement
- invention
- machine
- makeshift
- material
- means
- mechanism
- medium
- outfit
- resort
- resource
- rigging
- shift
- tackle
- thingamabob
- utensil
- whatchamacallit
- whatnot
- whatsit
- aid
- apparatus
- artifice
- catch
- concern
- counterfeit
- deceit
- device
- dodge
- fake
- feint
- fixture
- fun
- gadget
- gambit
- game
- gizmo
- imposture
- instrument
- jest
- maneuver
- means
- method
- ploy
- ruse
- secret
- shift
- sport
- stratagem
- stunt
- trick
- widget
- wile
- apparatus
- appliance
- contraption
- contrivance
- device
- equipment
- gadget
- instrument
- machine
- utensil
- apparatus
- black box
- brainchild
- coinage
- concoction
- contraption
- contrivance
- creativeness
- creativity
- design
- development
- device
- discovery
- doodad
- gadget
- genius
- gimmick
- gizmo
- imagination
- ingenuity
- innovation
- inspiration
- inventiveness
- novelty
- opus
- original
- originality
- resourcefulness
Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
appliance, contraption (informal) contrivance, device, gimmick, gizmo (slang, chiefly U.S.) instrument, invention, novelty, thing, tool, waldo
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus 
gadget
( gadgets plural ) A gadget is a small machine or device which does something useful. You sometimes refer to something as a gadget when you are suggesting that it is complicated and unnecessary. n-count usu with supp
…kitchen gadgets including toasters, kettles and percolators., …the latest gadget for the technology obsessed: pocket-sized computers that you write on with a pen.
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What is another word for gadgets?
58 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɡˈad͡ʒɪts], [ ɡˈadʒɪts], [ ɡ_ˈa_dʒ_ɪ_t_s]
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n.
• equipment (noun)
- kit kaboodle,
- be longings,
- out fit,
- shebangs,
- pro-visions,
- pro visioning,
- pro visions,
- out-fit,
- kit kaboodles,
- pro-visioning,
- out fits,
- be-longings,
- provisionings,
- out-fits,
- miscellaneou,
- kit and kaboodles.
• instruments (noun)
- engines,
- gimmicks,
- gimcracks,
- instruments,
- conveniences,
- utilities,
- machines,
- contrivances,
- devices,
- contraptions,
- Facilities,
- doodads,
- gizmos,
- Apparatuses,
- appliances,
- tools,
- utensils,
- implements,
- widgets.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- Provisioning,
- shebang,
- kit and kaboodle,
- provisions,
- equipment.
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Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):
- inventions,
- apparatus,
- artifices,
- arrangements,
- gears,
- Entities,
- articles,
- things,
- baubles,
- mechanisms,
- items,
- GISMOS,
- equipments,
- stratagems,
- Properties,
- tricks,
- objects,
- dodges.
How to use «Gadgets» in context?
Gadgets are devices used to help people with everyday tasks. They can be small, like a calculator, or they can be large, like a TV. Gadgets can be used for any purpose, from telling the time to watching TV.
Some of the most popular gadgets are cell phones, TVs, laptops, and tablets. Cell phones are used to make and receive calls, text messages, and emails. TVs are used to watch TV shows, movies, and live sports. Laptops are used for work, school, and playing games. Tablets are used for reading books, browsing the Internet, and watching TV shows and movies.
Paraphrases for Gadgets:
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, plural
tools.
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Noun, plural
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, plural
appliances.
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Noun, plural
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Independent
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Proper noun, plural
instruments, tools.
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Proper noun, singular
kit, tool, toolbox, instruments, tools, toolbar.
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Noun, plural
accessory, aids, aircraft, appurtenances, devices, equipment, furnishings, organs, Accessories, Apparatuses, Auxiliaries, Bodies, Bureaus, Cameras, Instrumentalities, props, Artifacts, Plants, Vehicles, attachments, accessions, arrangements, sets, objects, instruments, controls, implements, switches, heaters, radios, machines, widgets, planes, materials, fixtures, kits, inserts, RIGS, incidentals, handsets, centrifuges, fittings, scanners, mountings, airframes, installations, equipments, machineries, by-catches, co-benefits.
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Proper noun, plural
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
gear.
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Noun, plural
Toys.
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Interjection
tools.
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Proper noun, singular
WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.5 / 6 votes
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gadgetnoun
Synonyms:
doohickey, gizmo, widget, contraption, contrivance -
gadgetnoun
a thing whose name cannot be remembered; thingamajig, doohickey
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gadgetnoun
any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled. Often either clever or complicated.
Synonyms:
contraption, gizmo, contrivance, widget, doohickey
Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 10 votes
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appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widgetnoun
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
Synonyms:
comfort station, doodad, lash-up, gismo, restroom, public lavatory, public convenience, thingmajig, whatsis, thingamabob, thingumajig, whatchamacallit, dodge, devisal, appliance, thingummy, doojigger, convenience, public toilet, thingmabob, toilet facility, thingamajig, stratagem, wash room, doohickey, thingumabob, widget, gimmick, contraption, gubbins, whatchamacallum, gizmo, contrivance
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How to use gadget in a sentence?
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White House:
I’m not Inspector Gadget, i don’t believe people are using the microwave to spy on the Trump campaign. However, I’m not in the job of having evidence; that’s what investigations are for.
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Vincent Thielke:
Apple Watches cater to a much broader consumer base, including young customers and gadget lovers, for these groups, it may be more important to adopt a smartwatch for technological or health reasons rather than because of an appreciation for’ timeless timepieces.’.
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Sam Wang:
Our pregnancy success rate increased by 20 percent after we started using this gadget, in the past, we had to use huge, expensive microscopes and physically count each sperm one-by-one.
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Alex Burkan:
All my life I was a great ‘Star Wars’ fan and the lightsaber was my most-wanted gadget.
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Yann Morvan:
We didn’t want Aerodrums to be a fad. We didn’t want it to be the gadget of the year and then it’s forgotten, we wanted it to be a proper musical instrument that is introducing air drumming as a legitimate way to drum and keeps going, keeps improving until it’s fine to air drum live, it’s fine to record using air drums because it’s a real musical instrument.
Translations for gadget
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- أداةArabic
- джаджаBulgarian
- teclynWelsh
- gadgetDanish
- Gadget, Gerät, ApparatGerman
- γκάτζετ, μηχάνημαGreek
- artilugioSpanish
- riistapuuEstonian
- värkki, vehje, vekotin, hilavitkutin, härpätin, härveli, laiteFinnish
- gadgetFrench
- eszkHungarian
- aggeggioItalian
- направаMacedonian
- gadżetPolish
- engenhoca, apetrechoPortuguese
- гаджет, устройствоRussian
- сокоћалоSerbo-Croatian
- 小工具Chinese
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