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

The most promising opportunities often lie at the intersection of significant pain and institutional blindness—where inefficiency has been accepted as inevitable. —Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025

Nearly two-thirds (63%) of institutional investors and wealth managers identified trade levies as the most significant macroeconomic concern impacting their strategy, according to a survey published by British investment manager Schroders. —Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 12 June 2025

StubHub filed for its own IPO this spring, but reportedly has canceled its roadshow for attracting institutional investors. —Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 12 June 2025

Tusk had long counted on a Trzaskowski victory to break the institutional deadlock created by Duda's vetoes. —Arkansas Online, 12 June 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