contraption contraproposal • contraptious · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · contraption · · Text Latin · · Script 11 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a device or control that is very useful for a particular job. Synonyms: appliance, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · appliance · · Synonym 1 contrivance · · Synonym 2 convenience · · Synonym 3 gadget · · Synonym 4 gizmo · · Synonym 5 gismo · · Synonym 6 widget · · Synonym 7 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074