INSTALL 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 John Scalo recalled that after severe winds damaged Fiori’s Pizza, the company mobilized about 30 workers to rebuild its roof deck and install a temporary roof so the restaurant could reopen the next day. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 Only a handful of regions require Apple to enable third-party app stores that can sell iPhone apps and Europe is the only region where users can install iPhone software from the web. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 Yet electric lights now cast a glow on some homes in Kijumba, where a campaign called REPower Afrika is teaching local women to install solar systems themselves. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026 While generic drives can install disc games to the app, the Remix remains essential for cartridges. — Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for install

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In June, the firm inaugurated the 200 MW/800 MWh Flatland Energy Storage project in Coolidge, Arizona, that can power nearly 44,500 Arizona homes.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026
Organizers hoped the shows would draw 250,000 attendees and inaugurate the city as a home for jazz events on par with New Orleans and Montreal.

— Shi Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of inaugurate

Verb

Does a frontline soldier trapped with poor comms in a dugout have enough time to study the choices and lodge a vote?

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Castro, 52, is accused of firing a gun through the front door of a Minneapolis home, striking Sosa-Celis in the leg with a bullet that lodged in a child’s bedroom wall.

— MARK VANCLEAVE, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of lodge

Verb

Choose a cabin surrounded by woods for hiking; a cottage perched on the sea for water sports; a farmhouse near the vineyards for wine-tasting.

— Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
There are many savory options and sandwiches, too, for those who are in more of a lunch state of mind—plus the benches out front are some of the best places to perch and people watch the Dimes Square scene.

— Kyle Beechey, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of perch

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But the risk that such projects could turn into multibillion-dollar boondoggles has some Wall Street shops looking for safer corners of the power market in which to park their money.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026
But city officials said a provision allowing drivers to park for the protection of their vehicles created confusion and gave some motorists grounds to challenge tickets.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of park

Verb

Crews have been working near Santa Elena Canyon, an iconic spot nestled among towering cliffs along the Rio Grande, as well as near Mariscal Mountain to the east.

— Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Designed by Officina82, the TreeBox is nestled among some woodland in a picturesque spot in Garessio, Italy.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of nestle

Verb

Scrub technologists and circulating nurses prepare and manage instruments, maintain sterility, position the patient with millimeter precision for complex spine or cranial approaches, and anticipate needs before they are spoken.

— Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Blood was found on the sheets, her head had been positioned below a pillow, and a nightgown had been pulled over her waistline, according to the arrest report.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026