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

Sportico did not calculate or include results from the maker side because maker fees are opaque, with institutional market makers often signing private deals with Kalshi that give them fee rebates in exchange for providing massive liquidity to the platform. —Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 13 May 2026

The museum also continued building on recent exhibition histories and institutional priorities. —Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026

If the precedent exists somewhere in the FDA’s history, or in the regulatory frameworks of other countries, the barrier is not legal but institutional. —Jonathan Slater, STAT, 13 May 2026

Earlier generations met comparable challenges with institutional innovations such as land-grant colleges and the GI Bill. —Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 13 May 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