gadgets
Small clever contraptions
Gadgets are small mechanical or electronic devices, often clever or novel in design.
The word suggests something useful but not essential—a kitchen gadget, a tech gadget.
Gadgets tend toward the gimmicky: He loves his gadgets but rarely uses them.
The term often carries slight dismissiveness, implying the device is more toy than tool.
Nameless mechanical device
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
- doodadUnnamed small object
whatchamacallit · thingummy · apparatus · dinglehopper · jigger · gewgaw · gimcrack
Self-operating system design
- IoTInterconnected smart device ecosystem
- AlexaVirtual home assistant
- SiriDigital voice helper
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
Handheld connected computer
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- smartwatchWearable wrist-worn computing device
- e-readerDigital book device
- droneUnmanned flying machine
camera · headphones · earbuds · GPS · calculator · thermometer · pedometer · walkie-talkie
Miniature semiconductor processor
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- processorComponent that executes instructions
- sensorInput-detecting device
- batteryPortable electricity storage
touchscreen · LED · LCD · motherboard · transistor · capacitor · antenna · gyroscope
Designed for palm use
- pocket-sizedSmall enough to carry
- compactTightly packed together
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- cordlessWithout attached wiring
battery-operated · rechargeable · foldable · miniature · travel-friendly · wearable · collapsible · portable
Motorized food puréeing appliance
- toasterBread-crisping appliance
- spiralizerDevice creating spiral-cut produce
- juicerFruit liquid extractor
gizmo
Nameless mechanical device
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
doodad · whatchamacallit · thingummy · apparatus · dinglehopper · jigger · gewgaw · gimcrack
automation
Self-operating system design
smartphone
Handheld connected computer
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- smartwatchWearable wrist-worn computing device
- e-readerDigital book device
drone · camera · headphones · earbuds · GPS · calculator · thermometer · pedometer · walkie-talkie
microchip
Miniature semiconductor processor
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- processorComponent that executes instructions
- sensorInput-detecting device
battery · touchscreen · LED · LCD · motherboard · transistor · capacitor · antenna · gyroscope · accelerometer
handheld
Designed for palm use
- pocket-sizedSmall enough to carry
- compactTightly packed together
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
cordless · battery-operated · rechargeable · foldable · miniature · travel-friendly · wearable · collapsible · portable · clip-on
blender
Motorized food puréeing appliance
- toasterBread-crisping appliance
- spiralizerDevice creating spiral-cut produce
- juicerFruit liquid extractor
- Spy Fictionspy, secret agent, double agent, MI6, CIA
- action filmschase scene, car chase, explosion, stunt, shootout
- consumerismconsumerism, consumers, consumer, shopping, buying
- spy gamesstealth, secret agent, agents, covert ops, infiltration
- tech culturedevelopers, coders, startup culture, programmers, computers
- guy stuffman cave, bachelor party, beards, barbershop, shaving
gadgetsheavy machinery
Large powered industrial apparatus
industrial equipment · furniture · infrastructure · fixtures · installations
gadgetshand tools
Unpowered grip-operated devices
manual tools · primitive tools · bare hands · bare essentials · raw materials
gadgetsessentials
Indispensable items or elements
necessities · basics · bare necessities · staples · fundamentals
- kitchen gadgetSmall cooking aid
- Inspector Gadget
- spy gadgetsHidden devices for surveillance
- gadget freak
- small gadgetCompact mechanical device
- gadget loverOne passionate about devices
gadget, gadgetry, gadgety, gadgeteer, gadgeteers, gadgetless