Device and Switch

Device

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

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

Switch noun - A long thin or flexible tool for striking.

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Device and switch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Switch".

old	old device	old switch
special	special device	special switch
similar	similar device	similar switch
certain	certain device	certain switch
Other adjectives: convenient, single, simple, small, actual, large, big, huge, little, main, capable, important, magic, new, major, automatic, broken, hidden, giant, electrical, electronic.

Parodied in Futurama: Professor Farnsworth hits a huge, antiquated switch to activate a device, and it just electrocutes him.

Source: Big Electric Switch
Headshoots had one hilarious example; a failsafe switch for WEAPON is right next to and the same colour as a device that releases all the cats from a cage.

Source: Pointless Doomsday Device
Ferret also depicts all three "Items" as a single device that can switch between multiple modes.◊ It's also referred to as a Support Unit.

Source: Webcomic / MS Paint Masterpieces

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Switch and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/switch

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Switch or Device. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/switch.

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