🔄 Synonyms of "Instrumental"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| helpful | Furnishing help; giving aid; useful. |
| implemental | Pertaining to, or characterized by, implements or their use; mechanical. |
| instrumental casenoun | (grammar) A noun case used to express means or agency—and is generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective. Languages that use the instrumental case include Armenian, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Dyirbal, Georgian, Latvian, Slovene, Polish, Ukrainian, Quechua, Russian, Assamese, Tamil, Turkish and Sanskrit. Extinct languages that used the instrumental case include Old English, Old Saxon and Old High German. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Instrumental"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| vocalnoun | Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Instrumental"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| helpful | Furnishing help; giving aid; useful. |
| instrumental casenoun | (grammar) A noun case used to express means or agency—and is generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective. Languages that use the instrumental case include Armenian, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Dyirbal, Georgian, Latvian, Slovene, Polish, Ukrainian, Quechua, Russian, Assamese, Tamil, Turkish and Sanskrit. Extinct languages that used the instrumental case include Old English, Old Saxon and Old High German. |
| implemental | Pertaining to, or characterized by, implements or their use; mechanical. |
| important | Having relevant and crucial value; having import. |
| imperativenoun | Essential; crucial; extremely important. |
| meaningful | Having meaning, significant. |
| crucial | Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital. |
| basic | Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional. |
| primary | First or earliest in a group or series. |
| determinantnoun | A determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something. |
| effective | Having the power to produce a required effect or effects. |
| fundamental | Essential; extremely important. |
| paramountnoun | (often postpositive) Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent. |
| handy | Easy to use, useful. |
| essential | Necessary. |
| expedient | Suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended. |
| worthwhile | Good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on. |
| conducive | Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result. |
| decisive | Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive. |
| useful | Having a practical or beneficial use. |
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🎨 Adjectives for "Instrumental"
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🏷️ Nouns for "Instrumental"
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📝 Common Phrases with "Instrumental"
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- instrumentalin
- instrumentalmusic
- instrumentaland
- instrumentalto
- instrumental.
- instrumentalvalue
- instrumentalrationality
- instrumentalconditioning
- instrumentalvariables
- instrumentalor
- instrumentalrole
- instrumentalreason
- instrumentalaccompaniment
- instrumentalworks
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