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

Private equity and institutional investors, often cautious about the golf sector in the past, are now driving record levels of capital into courses, venues, technology and management companies. —Steve Skinner, Sportico.com, 31 Jan. 2026

The announcements come amid heightened political tension following Maduro’s capture and ongoing domestic and international negotiations over Venezuela’s institutional future. —Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026

Indeed, Ajax’s most recent institutional crisis was born from a misguided attempt to use season upon season of Champions League broadcast money to become the Bayern Munich of the Eredivisie. —Carl Anka, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026

Trump has pushed for temporary caps on credit card interest rates and a ban on institutional investors buying homes this year. —Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 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