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

Muir was hired recently by Inner Circle Sports, which is building an advisory practice to help schools evaluate their options, price their assets, evaluate risk and, if needed, frame negotiations with institutional funds champing at the bit to get into college sports. —Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Dec. 2025

Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. —Diana Olick, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025

The findings are based on insights from over 750 global CEOs and institutional investors, representing nearly $19 trillion in company and portfolio value. —Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025

At the most basic level, authoritarianism involves weak or near-absent institutional limits on executive power. —Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 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