INSTALL Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

install

verb

in-ˈstȯl

Definition of install

as in to inaugurate

to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies installed her as the new principal of the high school

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as in to lodge

to establish or place comfortably or snugly installed herself in an easy chair by the fireplace and remained there for the rest of the afternoon

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Recent Examples of install Instead of waiting until arrival, compatible smartphones can install an eSIM data plan before departure, allowing users to connect within minutes of landing. — Matthew Kayser july 29, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 Decades ago, his dad procured a half-moon backboard and enlisted some uncles to help install it in the backyard. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 27 July 2026 The cost to install new air conditioning systems in schools that lack them is estimated at US$40 billion. — The Conversation, Fortune, 27 July 2026 Just as residents push for the government to install traffic lights, there are plenty that push for noise abatement. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for install

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Little Gurus’ Nest, inaugurated in January 2023, uses the Montessori and Waldorf methods to educate children under age 5 – free of charge.

— Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026
The Bucksbaum Award was inaugurated in 2000 by the late Melva Bucksbaum, a patron of the arts and longtime Whitney trustee.

— News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2026

Definition of inaugurate

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On Thursday morning, fat bees perched on black-and-blue sage flowers, and doves loudly fluttered from fruit tree to fruit tree.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
This Mexican state that’s perched on the Pacific coast has played host to two previous iterations of the world’s biggest sporting event throughout the decades (in 1970 and 1986, to be exact).

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 23 July 2026

Definition of perch

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Even after watching replays, the ref stuck with his original call that Mbappe had initiated the contact, which was palpable nonsense.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Barclays initiates Forte Biosciences as overweight Barclays says shares of the biotech company are compelling.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 21 July 2026

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The Afriski Mountain Resort, some 3,200 meters (10,499 feet) above sea level, nestled in the northern Maluti Mountains, is Lesotho's single fully operational ski resort — and the only one in sub-Saharan Africa.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
But rather than a vacation destination, a former equestrian center nestled on 20 acres off Route 176 in Hawthorn Woods is planned as a sanctuary for homeless dogs and cats awaiting a better life with new families.

— Mick Zawislak, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026