Contraption

//kənˈtɹæp.ʃən//

Synonyms for "contraption" (39 found)

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Closest matches (8)

contrivance apparatus appliance

Noun(5 words)

contrivance gadget appliance construction convenience

Strong matches (12)

device gadget gimcrack gimmick gizmo hand tool implement instrument

Noun(4 words)

device fandango gismo gizmo

Related words (19)

invention machine machinery means mechanical device mechanism plot power tool precision tool resource speed tool thingumabob thingumajig thingummy tool utensil widget

Noun(2 words)

mechanism widget

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

1 entries

device

Synonyms

2 entries

appliance contrivance

derived

2 entries

contraptionary contraptor

etymologically related_to

6 entries

adaption cantrip contrivance contrive tion trap

has context

2 entries

derogatory ironic

related to

3 entries

complicated machine precarious

Translations

65 translations across 21 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

κατασκεύασμα noun (complicated and precarious machine)

Catalan

1 entries

artefacte noun (complicated and precarious machine)

Dutch

2 entries

apparaat noun (complicated and precarious machine)
machientje noun (object referred to with irony, derision or contempt)

Finnish

4 entries

hilavitkutin noun (complicated and precarious machine)
härveli noun (object referred to with irony, derision or contempt)
rakkine noun (object referred to with irony, derision or contempt)
vehje noun (complicated and precarious machine)

French

3 entries

bidule noun (complicated and precarious machine)
engin noun (complicated and precarious machine)
machin noun (complicated and precarious machine)

Galician

2 entries

calimbornio noun (complicated and precarious machine)
calimbornio noun (object referred to with irony, derision or contempt)

German

4 entries

Ding noun (object referred to with irony, derision or contempt)
Erfindung noun (complicated and precarious machine)
Gerät noun (object referred to with irony, derision or contempt)
Machwerk noun (object referred to with irony, derision or contempt)

Hindi

3 entries

जन्तर noun (complicated and precarious machine)
यंत्र noun (complicated and precarious machine)
यन्त्र noun (complicated and precarious machine)

Hungarian

2 entries

szerkentyű noun (object referred to with irony, derision or contempt)
szerkezet noun (complicated and precarious machine)

Italian

4 entries

aggeggio noun (complicated and precarious machine)
catorcio noun (object referred to with irony, derision or contempt)
congegno noun (complicated and precarious machine)
coso noun (object referred to with irony, derision or contempt)

Marathi

1 entries

यंत्र noun (complicated and precarious machine)

Māori

1 entries

autaia noun (complicated and precarious machine)

Occitan

2 entries

daquòs noun (complicated and precarious machine)
èstre noun (complicated and precarious machine)

Odia

2 entries

ଜନ୍ତ୍ର noun (complicated and precarious machine)
ଯନ୍ତ୍ର noun (complicated and precarious machine)

Portuguese

3 entries

engenhoca noun (complicated and precarious machine)
geringonça noun (complicated and precarious machine)
geringonça noun (object referred to with irony, derision or contempt)

Russian

4 entries

ерунда́ noun (object referred to with irony, derision or contempt)
ерундо́вина noun (object referred to with irony, derision or contempt)
приспособле́ние noun (complicated and precarious machine)
устро́йство noun (complicated and precarious machine)

Sanskrit

1 entries

यन्त्र noun (complicated and precarious machine)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries

сокоћало noun (complicated and precarious machine)

Spanish

4 entries

almatroste noun (complicated and precarious machine)
armatoste noun (complicated and precarious machine)
armatoste noun (object referred to with irony, derision or contempt)
armatroste noun (complicated and precarious machine)

Swedish

1 entries

manick noun (complicated and precarious machine)

Turkish

2 entries

zımbırtı noun (complicated and precarious machine)
zımbırtı noun (object referred to with irony, derision or contempt)

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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Why, I wouldn't know what this contraption is supposed to do.

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What do you call that contraption?

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An ancient people left a ringed contraption on the forsaken planet. It was supposed to be an entrance to another universe.

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What a peculiar contraption! What on earth is that for?

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