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instruments

NOUN

tool, implement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apparatus appliance device equipment gadget gear gizmo machine machinery mechanism

STRONG

contraption contrivance doodad paraphernalia tackle utensil

Antonyms

WEAK

end

NOUN

means, agent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

material mechanism medium organ vehicle

STRONG

agency channel factor force instrumentality ministry wherewithal

Antonyms

WEAK

end

Example Sentences

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Knicks Fever has also upended the city’s food scene, causing a run on blue-and-orange dyes, sprinkles and other decorative instruments of culinary science.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

According to Lehtinen, the two objects were paired as instruments of protest and change.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"It's God's gift. Learning and mastering musical instruments came to him naturally," Amaran said.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Because existing drugs haven’t been able to target this protein, treatment for pancreatic cancer has primarily relied on toxic drugs that act more like blunt instruments than precise tools.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

The layers of instruments started to pile up.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen