widgets

NOUN

gadget

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gizmo

STRONG

apparatus appliance contraption contrivance device doodad doohickey invention object thing thingamabob thingamajig tool whatchamacallit

Example Sentences

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Were Vrabel the CEO of a publicly traded widget factory, he might be in hot water with his board, no matter how many widgets he sold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Technology and social media and artificial intelligence have turned us into widgets or worse, vessels for “engagement.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

They even added iOS widgets and Siri shortcuts recently – “Hey Siri, turn on my VPN” actually works.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026

It struck me as a complex way to complete a repetitive task, but that is part of Reframe’s pitch: This is not an assembly line churning out a thousand identical widgets.

From Slate • Sep. 9, 2025

Forget about reading books, buy no computers or widgets.

From The Cyberpunk Fakebook by St. Jude