INSTAL Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

install

verb

in-ˈstȯl

Definition of install

as in to inaugurate

to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies installed her as the new principal of the high school

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as in to lodge

to establish or place comfortably or snugly installed herself in an easy chair by the fireplace and remained there for the rest of the afternoon

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Recent Examples of install Under a 1951 agreement with Denmark, the United States government has broad power to install and maintain military equipment, facilities and personnel on the island, the world's largest. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 Everything runs in a modern web browser, so there’s nothing to install or update. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026 The city also installs dozens of speed cushions each month, in addition to other traffic-calming and pedestrian-safety measures. — D. Alex Quistberg, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026 The order does not immediately require AI companies to install a kill switch. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for install

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As a designer himself, Alessandri has worked with Norman Foster, among others, and the Technogym Village inaugurated in 2012 was designed by ACPV Architects Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Ye Jianyuan The Suzhou MoCA was inaugurated nearly four years after construction commenced in December 2022.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of inaugurate

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Lincoln-Goldfinch also claimed Garces Perez did not receive sufficient medical care, and the bullet remained lodged hours after the shooting.

— Bonny Chu , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026
The fire department’s search and rescue team cut part of a car door away to rescue Rios while her SUV was still lodged in the bus, Silverman recounted.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

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Parton was also inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.

— Deborah Day, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Owner Jo Ellard, the youngest person ever inducted into the National Cutting Horse Association’s Member Hall of Fame, worked with Auberge Resorts to bring the western luxury hotel to life.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

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Police say a 93-year-old woman was driving a Buick Encore and while attempting to park pressed the accelerator instead of the brake, plowing into the restaurant's outdoor dining area and then slamming into the building.

— Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
First responders also got stuck in traffic while en route, prompting them to park two blocks away and run to the scene to provide assistance, the fire department said.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of park

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But today the school, nestled into a community of new single-family homes just a stone’s throw from Walt Disney World, has about 550 students — putting it just above the 65% mark.

— Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
The bookshop is nestled along the Farmington River in an old post and beam mill building.

— Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of nestle

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Their telescoping design allows the sensors to be positioned above the submarine while keeping the main platform below the water.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
That may well be why Muse has taken the AI world by storm and why Meta may be best positioned of all to create an agentic AI that feels as natural to interact with as talking to a friend online.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026