Synonyms of organ

organ

noun

ˈȯr-gən 

1

as in newspaper

a publication that appears at regular intervals

that newspaper is intended as an organ for the whole university community

Synonyms & Similar Words

• newspaper
• periodical
• journal
• magazine
• book
• bulletin
• gazette
• paper
• serial
• rag
• mag
• zine
• yearbook
• newsletter
• review
• diurnal
• daily
• edition
• weekly
• annual
• quarterly
• sheet
• monthly
• little magazine
• tabloid
• digest
• bimonthly
• pictorial
• fanzine
• semiweekly
• supplement
• biweekly
• semimonthly
• tab
• extra
• triweekly
• broadside
• newsmagazine
• newsweekly
• slick

2

as in instrument

something used to achieve an end

uses the business as an organ to fund a variety of political and social causes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of organ

Measles can cause a baby’s spleen to enlarge and the fibrous tissue around the organ to thin. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026

From allegedly nothing to suddenly this human being with a will, with intention, with purpose, with all these organs in exactly the right place! — Lori Majewski, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

Confining food intake to a consistent daytime window also synchronizes your peripheral metabolic clocks (body clocks in almost every organ) with your central circadian clock, which maintains your sleep cycle. — Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 30 Aug. 2026

This could result in a pulmonary embolism, a potentially life-threatening blood clot in the lungs, as well as permanent organ damage or death. — Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026