He was greatly instrumental in making Japan understood.
Source: tatoeba (302238)
Instrumental
/ɪnstɹəˈmɛntəl/
Synonyms for "instrumental" (105 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (21)
Determiner(1 words)
aesthetic appraisal
Adjective(6 words)
analytical chemistanalytical chemistry curriculumanalytical chemistry labanalytical chemistry methodsbiomedical propertycase form
Noun(1 words)
analytical chemistry data
Strong matches (32)
Noun(4 words)
Adjective(11 words)
cognitive evaluationcompositionemotional intelligence assessmentessentialgrammatical casehelpfulimplementalinstrumental duetinstrumental musical pieceinstrumental soloinstrumental techniques
Verb(1 words)
Related words (52)
jazzymediatingmediatorialministerialministeringministrantnominativenurturalnutricialof serviceorchestralprepositionalpromotingrockserviceableservingsignificantsubservientsubsidiarysupporting
Show 7 more words
Adjective(15 words)
manipulative limbmeteorological systemmicroscopic organismmusicalnonvocalobstetricalorchestralorchestral performancephysical property measurementpiecesignificantsubservienttoolliketrackuseful
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
11 entriesadjectiveart formcase systemcompositiondescriptorgrammatical conceptmodifiermorphologymusicsound categorysound recording
More specific
13 entriesCollocations
10 entriesinstrumental caseinstrumental functioninstrumental ininstrumental musicinstrumental pieceinstrumental roleinstrumental soloinstrumental supportinstrumental trackinstrumental version
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
13 translations across 8 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- инструментален adj (acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.)
Chinese Mandarin
3 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.)
German
4 entries- 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.)
- hilfreich adj (acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.)
Indonesian
1 entries- instrumental adj (acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.)
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
1 entries- instrumentalny adj (acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.)
Portuguese
1 entries- instrumental adj (acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.)
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)
Showing 4 of 21 available sentences.