Synonyms of instruments

instruments

noun

plural of instrument

1

as in certificates

a written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something

a valid will is a legal instrument

Synonyms & Similar Words

• certificates
• certifications
• documents
• diplomas
• credentials
• records
• warrants
• warranties
• parchments
• vouchers
• coupons
• writs

2

as in devices

an article intended for use in work

always choose the right instrument for any woodworking job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devices
• tools
• utensils
• implements
• mechanisms
• apparatuses
• gadgets
• apparatus
• accessories
• appliances
• contraptions
• gizmos
• accouterments
• appendages
• contrivances
• gismos
• accoutrements
• accessaries
• attachments
• jiggers
• adjuncts

3

as in instrumentalities

something used to achieve an end

he sees scouting as an instrument for building character in young people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instrumentalities
• vehicles
• means
• agents
• organs
• tools
• factors
• media
• mechanisms
• incentives
• agencies
• powers
• ingredients
• ministries
• machineries
• weapons
• influences
• reasons
• mediums
• determinants
• catalysts
• drivers
• generators
• causes
• stimuli
• impetuses
• launchers
• expedients
• inspirations
• executors
• activators
• instigators
• antecedents
• triggers
• animators
• movers
• occasions
• energizers
• instigations
• sub-agencies
• sub-agents
• subagencies
• subagents

4

as in tools

one that is or can be used to further the purposes of another

the claim that the scientists are mere instruments of the tobacco companies, who pay them to produce findings that are highly suspect

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tools
• pawns
• puppets
• victims
• minions
• lay figures
• suckers
• cat's-paws
• foils
• gulls
• dupes
• chumps
• stooges
• lap dogs
• yes-men