INSTALMENTS Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

installments

noun

variants also instalments

plural of installment

as in inaugurations

the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization attended the installment of the new university president

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Recent Examples of installments Sy, who served as artistic producer on previous installments, makes his debut as co-showrunner alongside Louis Leterrier for the show’s fourth part, on top of co-producing it through their joint banner Carrousel Studios. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 This would mark the first time that songs from two separate installments of a film franchise have won. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026 Yarros‘ 2023 New York Times bestseller The Fourth Wing is part of the author‘s The Empyrean book series, which also includes installments Iron Flame (2023) and Onyx Storm (2025). — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 Seniors can also use the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, a voluntary program launched by CMS that allows Part D enrollees to spread out-of-pocket pharmacy costs into manageable monthly installments throughout the year. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 The settlement would be paid in two installments in 2027 and 2028. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 American Horror Story is on a generational run this season, bringing back beloved characters from the show’s past 12 installments and throwing them together in somewhat random configurations that still never fail to please me. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026 Because VisionQuest, like so many of the studio’s products being whisked off its multimedia assembly line, is not just designed to play off previous installments. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026 While Bay and di Bonaventura would remain the primary architects at the center of the franchise for the next four installments, Spielberg was less hands on as exec producer. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Roosevelt took his first oath of office on March 4, 1933, but his subsequent inaugurations took place on January 20.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
Fireworks herald the World Cup, the Olympics, inaugurations, weddings, railroad openings, royal matrimony, saints, the Saints, the spring equinox, eclipses, the New Year, the Day of the Dead, the beginning of summer, the end of it.

— Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of inaugurations

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The team also evaluated methods for attaching sensors to storage casks, with the aim of developing installations capable of remaining in place for years under high-temperature and high-radiation conditions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Local artwork fills the walls of each room and building, while large-scale sculptures and art installations are rotated seasonally across the property.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of installations

Noun

With the enormous distractions and investments in college sports now removed, our institutions of higher learning can focus on their only mission, and that is providing the best, most affordable education on earth for our young people.

— Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Additional investments in chemical processing, fairing preparation, tooling, and storage will support the movement of hardware through the manufacturing process.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of investments

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Plus, quiet periods are ending for banks that worked on last month’s blockbuster IPO, so we’re met with a flood of analyst initiations.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 July 2026
But some like the Kimbell’s have eyes and other piercings cut into them and used likely as part of initiations or the end of a ritual.

— James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025

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