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Synonyms for instrument
ˈɪn strə məntin·stru·ment
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
instrument
In strict philosophical usage, the prime mover or doer of an act is the agent. Thus we speak of man as a voluntary agent, a free agent. But in common usage, especially in business, an agent is not the prime actor, but only an instrument or factor, acting under orders or instructions. Compare CAUSE.
Synonyms:
actor, agent, doer, factor, means, mover, operator, performer, promoterAntonyms:
chief, inventor, originator, principalPreposition:
An agent of the company for selling, etc.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
instrument
Synonyms:
implement, utensil, tool, document, deed, record, medium, muniment, means, channel, machine, agentAntonyms:
misapplication, counteraction, counteragent, neutralizer, opponent, bar, obstruction, preventive, stop
Princeton's WordNet
instrumentnoun
a device that requires skill for proper use
Synonyms:
legal document, cat's-paw, official document, tool, pawn, musical instrument, instrumental role, legal instrumentinstrument, toolnoun
the means whereby some act is accomplished
"my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"
Synonyms:
creature, shaft, prick, instrumental role, musical instrument, peter, legal document, dick, legal instrument, cat's-paw, pawn, putz, puppet, official document, pecker, cock, toolinstrument, pawn, cat's-pawnoun
a person used by another to gain an end
Synonyms:
legal document, cat's-paw, official document, tool, pawn, musical instrument, instrumental role, legal instrumentlegal document, legal instrument, official document, instrumentnoun
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
Synonyms:
legal document, cat's-paw, official document, tool, legal instrument, instrumental role, musical instrument, pawninstrumental role, instrumentnoun
the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
Synonyms:
official document, legal document, cat's-paw, tool, pawn, musical instrument, instrumental role, legal instrumentmusical instrument, instrumentverb
any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
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official document, legal document, cat's-paw, tool, pawn, musical instrument, instrumental role, legal instrumentinstrumentverb
equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling
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instrumentateinstrument, instrumentateverb
write an instrumental score for
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instrumentateinstrumentverb
address a legal document to
Synonyms:
instrumentate
Editors Contribution
psaltery
psaltery is a type of instrument
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#401 | tools | |
#516 | play | |
#754 | means | |
#782 | record | |
#809 | document | |
#1153 | machine | |
#1193 | channel | |
#1247 | tool | |
#1370 | peter | |
#1441 | agent | |
#1526 | vehicle | |
#1614 | medium | |
#1634 | device | |
#1695 | instruments | |
#1865 | facility | |
#2090 | factor | |
#2152 | cock | |
#3027 | operator | |
#3045 | dick | |
#3594 | implement | |
#3682 | instrument | |
#4017 | mechanism | |
#4288 | actor | |
#7475 | arrange | |
#8524 | shaft | |
#9144 | apparatus | |
#9445 | performer | |
#9755 | toolkit | |
#9827 | creature | |
#11252 | deed | |
#12384 | clerical | |
#12773 | promoter | |
#15375 | puppet | |
#16093 | mover | |
#23745 | pawn | |
#28087 | prick | |
#46768 | utensil | |
#52871 | pecker | |
#56838 | doer | |
#91044 | putz |
How to use instrument in a sentence?
I want to accept this for all the aspiring musicians, the one who desires to play an instrument, wants to rap, wants to sing — not just the rock artists, but all the artists.
If we can get the density of this instrument just right, it will sit neither sinking nor floating. Now that's easy to say but it's actually a considerable challenge to do... They weigh about 100 kilograms and we need to ballast them to approximately better than one gram. So that's a considerable challenge. The way that we do that is by putting them in tanks of water... and adding weights until they're just sinking; at which point we know they have the same density as the water that they're sitting in.
I went into television because I hated it so, and I thought,' there's some way of using this fabulous instrument to nurture those who would watch and listen.' ... The whole idea is to look at the television camera and present as much love as you possibly could to a person who might feel that he or she needs it.
When we were choosing an instrument which is typically Russian and which reflects Russian cultural values, we had a choice of three : a treshchotka( clapper), a shaker and a lozhka.
Well, you know, the original banjos were all handmade instruments. Gourd - it would be made with gourds and whatever, you know, materials would have been around. And, you know, first hundred years of its existence, the banjo's known as a plantation instrument, as a black instrument.
Translations for instrument
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- صكArabic
- оръдие, сечивоBulgarian
- nástroj, přístrojCzech
- teclynWelsh
- Urkunde, Meßinstrument, Musikinstrument, Handlanger, Instrument, Werkzeug, DokumentGerman
- ενεργούμενο, υποχείριο, όργανο, έγγραφο, εργαλείοGreek
- instrumentoEsperanto
- instrumento, herramientaSpanish
- pill, muusikariistEstonian
- väline, mittari, mittalaite, soitin, instrumenttiFinnish
- acte, instrumentFrench
- uirlisIrish
- inneal, ionnsramaid, inneal-tomhais, inneal-ciùilScottish Gaelic
- מסמך, כלי, מכשיר, כלי נגינהHebrew
- hangszerHungarian
- strumentoItalian
- 楽器, 器械, 器具, 計器Japanese
- იარაღი, ინსტრუმენტიGeorgian
- nipilersuutKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- 앞잡이, 器械, 道具, 악기, 계기, 器具, 計器, 도구, 기계, 증서, 樂器, 기구Korean
- organum, instrūmentumLatin
- įrankis, prietaisas, instrumentasLithuanian
- instruments, ierīce, rīksLatvian
- mea whakatangi, parahaMāori
- സംഗീത ഉപകരണംMalayalam
- alatMalay
- instrumentNorwegian
- meter, muziekinstrument, meetinstrument, instrumentDutch
- instrumentNorwegian Nynorsk
- redskap, måleapparatNorwegian
- instrumento, aparelhoPortuguese
- instrumentRomanian
- инструмент, приборRussian
- алат, alatSerbo-Croatian
- orodje, instrumentSlovene
- instrument, mätinstrumentSwedish
- اوزار, آلہ, سازUrdu
- 仪器Chinese
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