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
Ingenuity and contraption are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ingenuity" instead a noun "Contraption".
Ingenuity
Ingenuity noun - The skill and imagination to create new things.
Contraption and ingenuity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contraption" instead a noun "Ingenuity".
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| similar | similar contraption | similar ingenuity |
| little | little contraption | little ingenuity |
| mechanical | mechanical contraption | mechanical ingenuity |
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Ingenuity and Contraption. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contraption/ingenuity
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