institutional

adjective

in·​sti·​tu·​tion·​al ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-sh(ə-)nəl 

1

: of or relating to an institution

institutional knowledge

2

: characteristic of or appropriate to institutions

bland institutional cooking

institutional green walls

institutionally adverb

Examples of institutional in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These early systems demanded security, accuracy, and institutional oversight—principles that today’s boards must apply to AI systems and data management. —Solange Charas, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025

Plaintiffs’ attorney Donald Puckett attributed the ruling to the challenge of proving institutional liability in use-of-force lawsuits. —Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025

Home health care, a personalized alternative to institutional care, is becoming a critical pillar of modern medicine. —Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 30 July 2025

Misty Hughes, dean of institutional effectiveness at University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana, will chair the advisory search committee for the university's next chancellor. —Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing institutional

• anti-institutional
• institutional racism
• inter-institutional
• multi-institutional

Rhymes for institutional

• attributional
• constitutional
• convolutional
• distributional
• involutional
• substitutional
• interinstitutional
• noninstitutional
• unconstitutional