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Word | Contrivance |
a device that very useful for a particular job / the act of devising something / The act or faculty of contriving, inventing, devising, or planning. / a thing that is created skillfully and inventively to serve a particular purpose. / something that causes things to happen in a story in a way that does not seem natural or believable / the use of contrivances in a story / a machine or piece of equipment made with skill and cleverness, | |
Usage | ⇒ The contrivance of Bank robbery could not materialize ⇒ The story is filled with plot contrivances that do not fit the ending. ⇒ an assortment of electronic equipment and mechanical contrivances |
Synonyms | device, gadget, mechanism, apparatus, instrument, contraption, stratagem, appliance, artifice, gizmo, invention, dodge, tool, gismo, trick, expedient, implement, machine, utensil, scheme, |
Antonyms | abdicate, accident, artlessness, ascendant, balk, banality, barrier, bedlam, caprice, chance, coincidence, derivative, destroy, disassembly, dismantlement, dismantling, disorganization, forebear, grandparent, harm, |
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