Synonyms for device
dɪˈvaɪsde·vice

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1. devicenoun

   Synonyms:
   invention, contrivance

2. devicenoun

   Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

   There are a number of household devices in a kitchen such as a dishwasher, a garbage disposal, or an electric can opener.

   Synonyms:
   equipment, gadget, contrivance, design, apparatus, appliance

3. devicenoun

   A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.

   Synonyms:
   artifice, stratagem, scheme, project

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1. device

   A contrivance or device may be either good or bad. A cheat is a mean advantage in a bargain; a fraud, any form of covert robbery or injury. Imposture is a deceitful contrivance for securing charity, credit, or consideration. A stratagem or maneuver may be of the good against the bad, as it were a skilful movement of war. A wile is usually but not necessarily evil.

   E'en children followed with endearing wile.

   Goldsmith Deserted Village, l. 184.

   A trick is often low, injurious, and malicious; we say a mean trick; the word is sometimes used playfully with less than its full meaning. A ruse or a blind may be quite innocent and harmless. An artifice is a carefully and delicately prepared contrivance for doing indirectly what one could not well do directly. A device is something studied out for promoting an end, as in a mechanism; the word is used of indirect action, often, but not necessarily directed to an evil, selfish, or injurious end. Finesse is especially subtle contrivance, delicate artifice, whether for good or evil. Compare FRAUD.

   Synonyms:
   art, artifice, blind, cheat, contrivance, craft, cunning, dodge, finesse, fraud, guile, imposture, invention, machination, maneuver, ruse, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, wile

   Antonyms:
   artlessness, candor, fairness, frankness, guilelessness, honesty, ingenuousness, innocence, openness, simplicity, sincerity, truth

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. device

   Synonyms:
   artifice, expedient, design, plan, stratagem, project, symbol, emblem, show, invention, contrivance, cognizance

   Antonyms:
   fair-dealing, openness, miscontrivance, abortion, fortune, luck, hazard, hit, incognito

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. devicenoun

   an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

   "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"

   Synonyms:
   gimmick, twist

2. devicenoun

   something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

   Synonyms:
   gimmick, twist

3. device, gimmick, twistnoun

   any clever maneuver

   "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"

   Synonyms:
   spin, construction, widget, doodad, doohickey, gismo, twist, thingummy, thingmajig, whatsis, whirl, kink, eddy, thingamabob, bend, thingumajig, whatchamacallit, wrench, crook, turn of events, tress, pull, winding, plait, doojigger, gimmick, braid, thingamajig, twirl, thingumabob, catch, thingmabob, turn, twisting, wind, gubbins, whatchamacallum, gizmo

4. devicenoun

   any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)

   Synonyms:
   gimmick, twist

5. devicenoun

   an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)

   "he was recognized by the device on his shield"

   Synonyms:
   gimmick, twist

Matched Categories

1. • Design
   • Emblem
   • Expressive Style
   • Heraldry
   • Instrumentality
   • Maneuver

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1. devicenoun

   Synonyms:
   contrivance, scheme, design, plan, project, expedient, shift, resort, resource

2. devicenoun

   Synonyms:
   artifice, stratagem, wile, ruse, manœuvre, trick, fraud, evasion

3. devicenoun

   Synonyms:
   emblem, symbol, type, sign

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1. devicenoun

   Synonyms:
   contrivance, invention, expedient, wile, maneuver, artifice, trickery, symbol, motto, legend, cognizance

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1. List of paraphrases for "device":

   appliance, devices, apparatus, dispositif, instrument, equipment, appliances, mechanism, operative, aircraft, instruments, machine, artifact, machinery, system, arrangement, tool, installations, facility, camera, dispositive, controller, arrangements

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1. List of known nicknames for "Device":

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1. Jay Samit:

   They want to listen to what they want, when they want, where they want, on the device of their choice.

2. Carolyn McCall:

   The reason the British government advised all airlines to stop flying to Sharm is that they believed there was a device in the hold of the Metrojet aircraft, they had inside intelligence giving them that information, so that's not surprising to anybody in the airline industry, given that the British government took very strong action immediately. Clearly, that is why security has got to be enhanced at Sharm el-Sheikh.

3. Kevin Caves:

   [Larry] was an anchor, so he has catchphrases— and [saying,] ‘I love you’ to his family, and calling his dog, talking to his grandkids— these are audio clips that can then be put into a commercially available communication device, so when he hits the button to choose the phrase, it will play the phrase versus text to speech, a number of people who did this wait too long.

4. Joshua Fogel:

   Ideally, (patients) should get a CPAP machine through their doctor's office or durable medical equipment (DME) company, who will then provide education and ongoing support for the CPAP device and supplies.

5. Ryan Goodwin:

   The new device has a magnetic actuator, so it’s an expandable rod so once it’s implanted it’s not necessary to go back in with another operation to lengthen it, simply using a magnetic actuator can actually lengthen the rods slowly through the patient’s skin without having to do an operation.