Noun
Synonyms by this part of speech
A tool or piece of equipment designed for a specific function
- tool
- gadget
- implement
- appliance
- contraption
- apparatus
- instrument
- contrivance
- machine
- gizmo
A plan or method adopted in response to a situation
- means
- recourse
- expedient
- measure
- scheme
- resort
- manoeuvre
- method
- expediency
- stratagem
A clever strategy designed to achieve a specific purpose
- ruse
- trick
- ploy
- scheme
- artifice
- wile
- dodge
- gambit
- subterfuge
- manoeuvre