Synonyms of institute

institute 1 of 2

noun

ˈin(t)-stə-ˌtüt 

1

as in organization

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest

founded an institute to combat the cruel treatment of animals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• organization
• institution
• association
• society
• chamber
• fraternity
• council
• consortium
• board
• brotherhood
• group
• college
• guild
• commune
• league
• club
• collective
• community
• team
• chapter
• cadre
• fellowship
• congress
• order
• partnership
• coalition
• alliance
• sodality
• camp
• cooperative
• party
• circle
• body
• branch
• squad
• crew
• clan
• clique
• bloc
• junta
• membership
• set
• sorority
• confederacy
• coterie
• band
• outfit
• cartel
• gang
• fold
• syndicate
• faithful
• conspiracy
• combine
• cabal
• lot
• sisterhood
• local
• ring
• klatch
• junto
• camarilla
• camorra

2

as in institution

a public organization with a particular purpose or function

a scientific institute researching a cure for cancer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• institution
• group
• foundation
• establishment
• corporation
• charity
• enterprise
• body
• collective
• philanthropy
• think tank

institute

2 of 2

verb

as in to pioneer

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of

Elizabeth Cady Stanton is generally credited with instituting the women's-rights movement in 1848

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pioneer
• establish
• initiate
• found
• launch
• introduce
• create
• inaugurate
• begin
• plant
• constitute
• start
• organize
• construct
• author
• innovate
• develop
• originate
• set up
• devise
• invent
• produce
• fund
• manufacture
• finance
• father
• make up
• conceive
• expand
• think (up)
• cook (up)
• endow
• subsidize
• reinstitute
• concoct
• enlarge
• arrange
• systematize
• contrive
• fabricate
• systemize
• reinitiate
• relaunch
• put up
• refound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• close (down)
• shut (up)
• abolish
• stop
• end
• nullify
• annul
• phase out
• finish
• terminate
• halt
• annihilate
• wind up
• round (off or out)
• wrap up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of institute

Noun

The institute said there are no indications that Russian forces are poised to significantly accelerate their offensive or restore battlefield maneuver in the near term. — Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Broward Health’s transplant patients are now sent to Memorial’s renowned transplant institute for organ transplantation. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

Verb

The zoning amendments were removed from the August agenda, and the city’s focus instead turned to exploring the months-long legal process of instituting a moratorium. — Emily Holshouser august 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026

Following the campaign, Rome aggressively eradicated and restructured local settlements, while instituting repressive laws designed to assimilate the area into the greater empire. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026