Contraption
Contraption noun - An interesting and often novel device with a practical use.
Usage example: built a contraption for automatically buttering toast
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Synonyms for Contraption
Implement is a synonym for contraption in device topic. In some cases you can use "Implement" instead a noun "Contraption".
Implement
Implement noun - An article intended for use in work.
Usage example: gardening implements such as hoes, spades, and pruners
Contraption is a synonym for implement in tool topic. You can use "Contraption" instead a noun "Implement", if it concerns topics such as agent.
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Related pairs
- device and contraption
- device and implement
- apparatus and contraption
- apparatus and implement
- convenience and contraption
- convenience and implement
- tackle and contraption
- tackle and implement
- gear and contraption
- gear and implement
- equipment and contraption
- equipment and implement
- machine and contraption
- machine and implement
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Implement and Contraption. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contraption/implement
Contraption & Implement. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contraption/implement>.
Implement or Contraption. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contraption/implement.
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