Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun contraption

1 sense of contraption

Sense 1
appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget -- (a device or control that is very useful for a particular job)
       => device -- (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water")