Devices
Devices noun - An inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'.
Subversions and devices are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subversions" instead a noun "Devices".
Subversions
Devices and subversions are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devices" instead a noun "Subversions".
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Critics and viewers connected with the comedian's cruder, more honest perspective on parenting and appreciated the subversions of several tried-and-true sitcom devices along the way.
Source: Series / The Bernie Mac Show -
Though it does provide for some amusing subversions of traditional plot devices, like the revelation that the two formerly male schoolyard bullies had married each other and had Babies Ever After in the Distant Finale.
Source: Hermaphrodite - There are repeated subversions of Offscreen Villain Dark Matter, showing all the things that a world full of supervillains would need, like expos advertising the latest Doomsday Devices and Death Traps, magazines for aspiring supervillains, and even Hench Co, for all your henchman needs.
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Subversions and Devices. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devices/subversions
Devices & Subversions. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/devices/subversions>.
Subversions or Devices. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/devices/subversions.
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