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instrument
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of INSTRUMENT
1
a written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something <a valid will is a legal instrument>
2
an article intended for use in work <always choose the right instrument for any woodworking job>
Related Words apparatus, appliance, mechanism; contraption, contrivance, gadget, gizmo (also gismo), jigger; accessory (also accessary), accoutrement (or accouterment), adjunct, appendage, attachment
3
something used to achieve an end <he sees scouting as an instrument for building character in young people>
Related Words determinant, expedient, factor, influence, ingredient, mechanism, tool; weapon; activator, animator, catalyst, driver, energizer, executor, generator, impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, instigator, launcher, mover, power, stimulus, trigger; antecedent, cause, occasion, reason; subagency, subagent
4
one that is or can be used to further the purposes of another <the claim that the scientists are mere instruments of the tobacco companies, who pay them to produce findings that are highly suspect>
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