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

Investment Access: The regulatory modification would likely boost institutional investor engagement and access to banking, addressing two significant structural hurdles within the industry. —Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

Bitcoin , which has been riding a big wave of institutional acceptance and adoption since last year’s debut of U.S. bitcoin ETFs , could one day become more established within financial services. —Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2025

Her solution involves taking control rather than waiting for institutional change. —Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 9 Aug. 2025

Facing an institutional barrier created by the voters, Washington Democrats may be seen cheering from the sidelines in the larger gerrymander tug-of-war, pitting the nation’s two most populous states against each other, red Texas vs. even larger, and blue, California. —Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 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