INSTRUMENTALITY Synonyms: 40 Similar Words

instrumentality

noun

ˌin(t)-strə-mən-ˈta-lə-tē

Definition 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 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 See All Example Sentences for instrumentality

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Noun

Carrie D’Anna, who also lives on the south side of Taylor and was the community member who made and delivered the flyer to Griffin’s door, said some residents have considered moving elsewhere, but not everyone has the financial means to do so.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Using more detergent than necessary means buying and discarding containers more often.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of means

Noun

After trying out several basses in the showroom, Hsu, who specializes in Latin jazz, selects a top-of-the-line $39,000 instrument.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Dance movies marvelously translate primal emotions into motion, the human body becoming a supple instrument deftly communicating the pain, ecstasy and confusion of being alive.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of instrument

Noun

After a weekend of alarming headlines about AI mishaps, public sector breaches, and agents gaining unauthorized access to outside systems, tech and AI CEOs are descending on Washington yet again this week.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Additionally, the agents were apparently not instructed to attack or compromise the UN website.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of agent

Noun

Each Elytra vehicle is designed to remain in lunar orbit for up to five years, enabling more rapid revisit times of the lunar surface for government and commercial customers, as per the release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
The homeowner, Mahmoud Tubasi, told the AP that the soldiers initially brought him to his home but rioting settlers forced him to leave with his family in a military vehicle.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of vehicle

Noun

In the distance, a huge mobile crane, or some other piece of machinery, loomed, impossibly tall, shimmering in the air like a mirage.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
On the ground, others install drainage systems and use tractors equipped with machinery to sew panels of heavy synthetic liner across the bottoms of the ponds and seal away phosphate production waste.

— Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of machinery

Noun

In 2013 the agency issued a rule saying the exclusion should apply only when an orphan drug is actually used for the rare condition it was designated for.

— John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
In addition, only officers who have completed one of five specific agency training courses can conduct vehicle stops.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of agency

Noun

In other words, the membrane isn’t simply a dense metal barrier; its ability to temporarily absorb hydrogen is what makes the transport mechanism work.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
In order to set off a bioweapon, for example, AI models (without people) would somehow have to access sensitive and highly restricted material, enter incredibly sophisticated laboratories, operate this equipment, and determine mechanisms of release.

— Rumman Chowdhury, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of mechanism

Noun

Many are in their 30s and 40s — adults whose organ failure can be traced back to childhood obesity.

— Babak J. Orandi, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
Sarsour, who has Type 2 diabetes, lost more than 30 pounds while detained by ICE, and his blood sugar levels were checked only once a month, putting him at risk of organ failure or death, his attorneys said.

— Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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