He was greatly instrumental in making Japan understood.
Source: tatoeba (302238)
Instrumental
//ɪnstɹəˈmɛntəl//
Synonyms for "instrumental" (63 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (19)
Related words (31)
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Antonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
1 entriescoordinate
3 entriesderived
14 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
2 entriesrelated to
15 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
73 translations across 34 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- instrumental adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
Armenian
1 entries- գործիական adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
Belarusian
1 entries- тво́рны adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
Bulgarian
3 entries- инструментален adj (acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.)
- твори́телен adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
- инструментал noun (composition without lyrics)
Catalan
1 entries- instrumental adj (of musical instrument)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 器樂 /器乐 noun (composition without lyrics)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 可作為手段的 /可作为手段的 adj (acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.)
- 可作為方法的 /可作为方法的 adj (acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.)
- 有幫助的 /有帮助的 adj (acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.)
- 器樂 /器乐 noun (composition without lyrics)
Czech
3 entries- instrumentál adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
- instrumentální adj (of musical instrument)
- instrumentálka noun (composition without lyrics)
Dutch
2 entries- instrumentaal adj (of musical instrument)
- instrumentaal noun (composition without lyrics)
Finnish
4 entries- instrumentaalinen adj (of musical instrument)
- instrumentaalinen adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
- soitin adj (of musical instrument)
- soittimellinen adj (of musical instrument)
French
4 entries- instrumental adj (of musical instrument)
- instrumental adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
- instrumentale noun (composition without lyrics)
- musique instrumentale noun (composition without lyrics)
Galician
1 entries- instrumental adj (of musical instrument)
Georgian
1 entries- მოქმედებითი adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
German
4 entries- Instrumentalis adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
- dienlich adj (acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.)
- entscheidend adj (acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.)
- förderlich adj (acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.)
Greek
1 entries- οργανικός adj (of musical instrument)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- enstrimantal adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
Hungarian
2 entries- eszközhatározói adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
- instrumentális adj (of musical instrument)
Indonesian
2 entries- instrumental adj (acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.)
- instrumental adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
Japanese
4 entries- インストゥルメンタル adj (of musical instrument)
- インスト noun (composition without lyrics)
- インストゥルメンタル noun (composition without lyrics)
- 器楽曲 noun (composition without lyrics)
Korean
1 entries- 기악 noun (composition without lyrics)
Lao
1 entries- ຊ່ວຍ adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
Lithuanian
1 entries- instrumentinis adj (of musical instrument)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- instrumentell adj (acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- instrumentell adj (acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.)
Polish
3 entries- instrumentalny adj (acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.)
- instrumentalny adj (of musical instrument)
- narzędnikowy adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
Portuguese
4 entries- instrumental adj (acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.)
- instrumental adj (of musical instrument)
- instrumental adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
- instrumental noun (composition without lyrics)
Romanian
2 entries- instrumental adj (of musical instrument)
- instrumental adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
Russian
1 entries- твори́тельный adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
Slovene
2 entries- instrumentalen adj (of musical instrument)
- orodniški adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
Spanish
2 entries- instrumental adj (of musical instrument)
- instrumental adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
Tagalog
1 entries- nakatulong adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
Turkish
4 entries- aletli adj (of musical instrument)
- aletsel adj (of musical instrument)
- enstrümantal adj (of musical instrument)
- enstrümental adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
Ukrainian
1 entries- ору́дний adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
Urdu
1 entries- آلہ کار adj (pertaining to the instrumental case)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
I like vocal music better than instrumental music.
Source: tatoeba (321743)
I like instrumental music.
Source: tatoeba (321747)
The only metal that a metal detector can detect is the metal in another metal detector. That fact was instrumental in my parents' meeting.
Source: tatoeba (697685)
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