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 Thurston and others formed a group, named the Committee of Safety, and plotted to overthrow Liliuokalani and install their own administration, one that would be open to the United States annexing the islands. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026 Sprinkler systems are often cheaper to install and easier to maintain and adjust. — Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 13 July 2026 One of those businesses is Magrest, a company that designs, manufactures, and installs storefront fixtures. — Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026 Another option, Burk said, would be for Boise State to install an iron deck — the type of large, hard-floor deck used for concerts. — Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for install

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Verb

The Bucksbaum Award was inaugurated in 2000 by the late Melva Bucksbaum, a patron of the arts and longtime Whitney trustee.

— News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2026
The French leader and others were inaugurating a statue honoring Capt.

— Masha Macpherson, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of inaugurate

Verb

Devers furthered the Giants’ cause with a ground-rule double that lodged itself under the padding along the right-field line, scoring Schmitt.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
Braverman was writing in response to another parliamentarian who noted that Jamaica planned to lodge a formal petition for reparations later this year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of lodge

Verb

When the earthquake struck, Villafaña was in a fourth-floor room at the Santuario La Llanada hotel, formerly known as Negra Hipólita, perched on a hillside surrounded by vegetation in La Guaira, the state hardest hit by the twin earthquakes.

— Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
Named Venezia Pacifica, the mega-mansion is perched on over an acre of land in the Cliffside Drive cul-de-sac.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 July 2026

Definition of perch

Verb

Patients would initiate the request, to be reviewed by health professionals within 15 days, and then confirm it after a period of reflection lasting at least two days.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
The investment firm initiated coverage of the space technology name with an outperform rating.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Definition of initiate

Verb

That campus is nestled in the small city in Kern County about 30 miles northwest of Bakersfield where community members cheer on their own on Friday nights.

— Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Increasingly severe wildfires — fueled by climate change and more than a century of forest mismanagement — have forced an environmental reckoning on mountain towns nestled in California’s Sierra Nevada.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of nestle

Verb

Dropping him into a hot program gives creative a real obstacle for both men, echoing how WWE has positioned other fresh SmackDown arrivals as immediate disruptors.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
In the arena of nations, as on the pitch, those who prepare thoroughly, compete directly, and refuse to yield ground unnecessarily position themselves to endure and prevail.

— Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026