Synonyms for gadget
ˈgædʒ ɪtgad·get

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.5 / 6 votes

1. gadgetnoun

   Synonyms:
   doohickey, gizmo, widget, contraption, contrivance

2. gadgetnoun

   a thing whose name cannot be remembered; thingamajig, doohickey

   Synonyms:
   gizmo, doohickey, widget, contraption, contrivance

3. gadgetnoun

   any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled. Often either clever or complicated.

   Synonyms:
   contraption, gizmo, contrivance, widget, doohickey

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 10 votes

1. appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widgetnoun

   a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

   Synonyms:
   comfort station, doodad, lash-up, gismo, restroom, public lavatory, public convenience, thingmajig, whatsis, thingamabob, thingumajig, whatchamacallit, dodge, devisal, appliance, thingummy, doojigger, convenience, public toilet, thingmabob, toilet facility, thingamajig, stratagem, wash room, doohickey, thingumabob, widget, gimmick, contraption, gubbins, whatchamacallum, gizmo, contrivance

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "gadget":

   gadgets, doodad, gimmick, gizmo

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1. Yann Morvan:

   We didn't want Aerodrums to be a fad. We didn't want it to be the gadget of the year and then it's forgotten, we wanted it to be a proper musical instrument that is introducing air drumming as a legitimate way to drum and keeps going, keeps improving until it's fine to air drum live, it's fine to record using air drums because it's a real musical instrument.

2. Chris Winter:

   If you are complaining about your sleep and not exercising, you better have a good reason for not doing it, from a research perspective, it is far more effective at deepening sleep and improving its quality than any fad tech gadget in existence today … and it’s free!

3. Alex Burkan:

   All my life I was a great ‘Star Wars’ fan and the lightsaber was my most-wanted gadget.

4. Pam Sherman:

   If your goal is to work out three times a week, and you [ do ] 12 or more workouts in a month, get a new gym outfit or gadget, something that makes you want to keep going until you reach your goal !

5. White House:

   I'm not Inspector Gadget, i don't believe people are using the microwave to spy on the Trump campaign. However, I'm not in the job of having evidence; that's what investigations are for.