instrumentalities

noun

plural of instrumentality
as in means
something used to achieve an end computer literacy is only an instrumentality for acquiring an education, and not an end in itself

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for instrumentalities
  1. means
  2. instruments
  3. agents
  4. vehicles
  5. agencies
  6. mechanisms
  7. organs
  8. tools
Noun
  • Making the final means the Huskies could be very good this fall.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Workers and advocates say losing those employees will cost the airport knowledgeable workers and leave their families without means to support themselves.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
Definition of means
Noun
  • The company modified the G700’s cabin to accommodate advanced instruments capable of measuring emissions while airborne.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
  • Proceeds benefit the Music Roots Program, which offers classes and instruments free of cost to Stone County children in grade four and above.
    — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 11 July 2026
Definition of instruments
Noun
  • Dugan's case marked the first time that a state judge in Wisconsin went to trial on charges of obstructing immigration agents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • But while police continued to piece together the case, Yepez was detained by federal immigration agents.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of agents
Noun
  • Do not follow large vehicles closely - Large vehicles like trucks or buses can create a spray of water that can reduce your visibility.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2026
  • The League of United Latin American Citizens offered a $5,000 reward for video or other evidence, but the positions of the vehicles means surveillance cameras in the area were blocked from recording the shooting, CEO Juan Proaño said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 July 2026
Definition of vehicles
Noun
  • Because of the convictions, Flores will no longer be eligible to work for law enforcement at any level, including local, state and federal agencies.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Then, in 2012, redevelopment agencies were dissolved by the state and their obligations transferred to successor agencies.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of agencies
Noun
  • There are certainly questions both about the final decision reached by match referee Rafael Claus in sending off Balogun for his incidental-looking stamp on Tarik Muharemović’s ankle, and the mechanisms used to reach it.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • There is no shortage of abiotic mechanisms that could create such a material.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026
Definition of mechanisms
Noun
  • The structures produced during the mission were experimental tissues rather than complete organs suitable for transplantation.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
  • The ovary is one of the most dynamically remodeling organs in the human body.
    — Rachel Martin, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Definition of organs
Noun
  • And Alibaba has ordered its employees to stop using Anthropic tools for work starting July 10, CNBC confirmed on Monday.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • For those who want to forgo the use of tools, this heatless style only uses four braids.
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 8 July 2026
Definition of tools
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“Instrumentalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instrumentalities. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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