Instrument Synonyms and Antonyms

ĭnstrə-mənt
A person used or controlled by others
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. pawn
  2. cat's-paw
  3. dupe
  4. puppet
  5. stooge
  6. tool
  7. cat's-paw
That by which something is accomplished or some end achieved
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. agency
  2. agent
  3. instrumentality
  4. instrumentation
  5. intermediary
  6. mean
  7. mechanism
  8. medium
  9. organ
  10. weightometer
  11. cockspur
  12. weighbridge
A device used to do work or perform a task
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. tool
  2. implement
  3. means
  4. apparatus
  5. utensil
  6. agent
  7. equipment
  8. legal-document
  9. medium
  10. legal-instrument
  11. hemostat
  12. icepick
  13. kymograph
  14. otoscope
  15. official document
  16. seismoscope
  17. spectrograph
  18. spectrohelioscope
  19. spirometer
  20. seismograph
Antonyms:
  1. end
The semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. instrumental role
Any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. musical-instrument
Write an instrumental score for
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. instrumentate
  2. retool

Words Related to Instrument

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Instrument Sentence Examples

  • She knew the essential conditions of the instrument.

  • I think the bell is an instrument, too.

  • A knife is an instrument to cut with.

  • A specialty debt is created by deed or instrument under seal.

  • The melody grew and passed from one instrument to another.

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