Home Synonyms contrivance

Synonyms of contrivance in English:

contrivance


See US English definition of contrivance

See UK English definition of contrivance

See Spanish definition of artilugio

noun

1‘a mechanical contrivance’

SYNONYMS
device, gadget, machine, appliance, contraption, apparatus, mechanism, implement, tool, labour-saving device, invention
informal gizmo, mod con, widget, thingamajig, thingamabob, whatsit
British informal doodah, doobry, gubbins
North American informal dingus, doodad, doojigger, doohickey
Australian informal bitzer
Australian, New Zealand informal thingo

2‘her matchmaking contrivances’

SYNONYMS
scheme, stratagem, tactic, manoeuvre, move, course of action, line of action, plan, ploy, gambit, device, wile
trick, ruse, plot, machination, subterfuge, artifice, expedient
British informal wheeze
Australian informal lurk
archaic shift, fetch