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 Hutzler started training to fly the contraption — also known as powered paragliding — in 2021 in Florida and later became an instructor. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Eventually, the contraption worked, producing chewy, flavorful mango slices. — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 Out of the 401,000 or so people who visited the eight-day State Fair that year, 4,233 took a spin on the new contraption. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2026 Today, Unitree’s pre-IPO investors are sitting on a windfall gain, although nobody really knows if there’s a commercial application for the gangly humanoid contraptions. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for contraption

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gadget

Noun

And in some states, the bigger legal risk may fall not on Apple, Amazon or other AI gadget makers but on the person wearing the device.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Annie Palmer, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
Conan O’Brien introduced Swift’s performance—O’Brian and Swift both worked on Toy Story 5, with O’Brien voicing the film’s potty training gadget Smarty Pants.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026