Synonyms of instrumentality

instrumentality

noun

ˌin(t)-strə-mən-ˈta-lə-tē 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• means
• instrument
• agent
• vehicle
• machinery
• agency
• mechanism
• organ
• power
• tool
• factor
• ministry
• incentive
• influence
• medium
• ingredient
• weapon
• determinant
• impetus
• cause
• reason
• catalyst
• stimulus
• antecedent
• driver
• generator
• executor
• expedient
• activator
• instigation
• occasion
• inspiration
• trigger
• energizer
• subagency
• mover
• animator
• instigator
• launcher
• subagent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of instrumentality

As an instrumentality charter, the Milwaukee Virtual School would be operated by MPS staff using district funds. — Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 27 Jan. 2025

Amtrak is also not considered a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States Government and its overseeing regulatory body, the OIG, remains open during shutdowns as well. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024

But the instrumentality of so many of his characters seems to have reached a nadir in The City and Its Uncertain Walls. — Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024

Moore said Tuesday, after the meeting, that the city controlling the budget would not be a legal conflict of interest, as the PAB is an instrumentality of Baltimore City. — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024