Device and Rig

Device

Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Rig and device are semantically related In some cases you can use "Rig" instead a noun "Device".

Rig noun - A horse-drawn wheeled vehicle for carrying passengers.

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Device and rig are semantically related in apparatus topic. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Rig".

Nearby Word: rigging

old	old device	old rig
good	good device	good rig
special	special device	special rig
elaborate	elaborate device	elaborate rig
Other adjectives: similar, complex, standard, small, massive, big, complicated, huge, new, experimental, mobile, advanced, mechanical, minor, flying, strange, improvised.

Ben is able to rig up a device to tap into the telephone network that can only communicate with beeps.

Source: Everyone Knows Morse
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico occurred because the blowout preventer, a supposedly idiot-proof device that seals the pipe in the event of something like, say, a rig explosion, failed.

Source: Failsafe Failure
Every adult has a device called a RIG attached to them.

Source: Life Meter

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Rig and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/rig

Device & Rig. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/rig>.

Rig or Device. 2016. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/rig.

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