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

While sentiment and institutional positioning remain negative enough to support the market, already the fast-money speculators were re-activated by the multi-day surge last week. —Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025

Now is the moment for serious investors to take cryptocurrency seriously as the sector matures and institutional interest increases. —Kody Boye, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025

But the integration of AI into student routines hasn’t been matched with institutional clarity. —Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025

Tens of thousands of employees — including career-service staffers and leaders with tax administration expertise and institutional knowledge — are planning to leave in the coming months, or are already gone. —Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 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