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

Many countries have learned that advantage can erode without institutional strength and policy clarity. —Pandu Sjahrir, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026

With a minimum investment of $25 and a maximum purchase cap of $10,000 per calendar year, they are intended for savers rather than institutional investors. —Colin Dodds, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Apr. 2026

In the two years since, Tisza has completely eclipsed Hungary’s old institutional opposition—a fractured gamut ranging from the far right to the left. —Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026

Investors anticipate prices will recover, however, an expectation supported by signals of institutional appetite for crypto, such as Morgan Stanley launching its own bitcoin ETF, MSBT , this week. —Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026

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