Synonyms for appliance
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Device
device, use, gadget, contrivance, tool, apparatus, facility, convenience, contraption, mechanism, implement, widget, gizmo slang
2. Medicine — A means of eliminating or counteracting something undesirable, especially an illness
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A means of eliminating or counteracting something undesirable, especially an illness.
- n. 2
An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- appliances → devices, uses, gadgets, contrivances…
Example sentences
- device It's an attractive price, for this sort of device.
- apparatus Something is wrong with the experimental apparatus.
- gadget This is a great time-saving gadget for the housewife.
- contraption What a peculiar contraption! What on earth is that for?
- compliance Tom was not in compliance with his doctor's orders.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| appliance | falling | |
| device | steady | |
| apparatus | falling | |
| gadget | rising | |
| contraption | rising | |
| compliance | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- use1
- 4 letters
- tool1, cure1
- 5 letters
- gizmo2
- 6 letters
- device2, remedy3, gadget2, widget2
- 8 letters
- medicine3, exercise3, facility4
- 9 letters
- mechanism4, implement3, apparatus4
- 10 letters
- compliance3
- 11 letters
- application4, convenience3, contraption3, contrivance3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gizmo2 = 2 syllables).