Synonyms of institute

institute 1 of 2

noun

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
• council
• fraternity
• chamber
• consortium
• board
• college
• group
• brotherhood
• league
• collective
• commune
• congress
• guild
• club
• team
• community
• fellowship
• cadre
• chapter
• gild
• order
• partnership
• alliance
• coalition
• sodality
• cooperative
• camp
• party
• branch
• body
• circle
• squad
• crew
• clan
• clique
• local
• junta
• set
• coterie
• membership
• bloc
• sorority
• confederacy
• cabal
• band
• sisterhood
• cartel
• syndicate
• outfit
• gang
• faithful
• combine
• junto
• fold
• conspiracy
• klatch
• ring
• lot
• klatsch
• 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
• collective
• charity
• enterprise
• body
• 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
• launch
• found
• introduce
• create
• inaugurate
• plant
• begin
• innovate
• constitute
• start
• author
• organize
• construct
• father
• originate
• develop
• fund
• devise
• invent
• set up
• manufacture
• finance
• produce
• make up
• conceive
• expand
• concoct
• reinstitute
• systematize
• endow
• subsidize
• contrive
• enlarge
• arrange
• systemize
• fabricate
• relaunch
• reinitiate
• cook (up)
• refound
• put up
• think (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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