Instil

//ɪnˈstɪl//

Synonyms for "instil" (4 found)

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Closest matches (1)

Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (1)

Related words (2)

Verb(1 words)

Related word relations

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4 entries

Synonyms

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derived

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Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Parents try to instil a sense of responsibility in their children.

Source: tatoeba (11421263)

her only real object in this call had been to instil a general uneasiness into Diva’s mind about the coal strike

Source: wiktionary

"If we do not instil public confidence in the system, I fear the public will lose confidence and even fewer people will travel by rail."

Source: wiktionary

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.