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 successfully deployed a 17-tower industrial extraction unit that ran smoothly from its initial launch. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Rival Samsung Electronics collaborates with institutes such as Yonsei University, the Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology, as well as the Ulsan Institute of Science and Technology. — Lim Hui Jie,miko Jang, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Verb

One method to get ahead of potential issues is instituting regular raw material analysis, creating consistent oversight on input origins. — Sj Studio, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

For the past nine months, the client has been instituting a bill-back program for the property. — Lee Kiser, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026