1. (noun)instrument a device that requires skill for proper use Synonyms: legal document, cat's-paw, official document, tool, pawn, musical instrument, instrumental role, legal instrument
2. (noun)instrument, tool the means whereby some act is accomplished Synonyms: creature, shaft, prick, instrumental role, musical instrument, peter, legal document, dick, legal instrument, cat's-paw, pawn, putz, puppet, official document, pecker, cock, instrument, tool
3. (noun)instrument, pawn, cat's-paw a person used by another to gain an end Synonyms: instrument, legal document, cat's-paw, official document, tool, pawn, musical instrument, instrumental role, legal instrument
4. (noun)legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right Synonyms: legal document, cat's-paw, official document, tool, instrument, legal instrument, instrumental role, musical instrument, pawn
5. (noun)instrumental role, instrument the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process Synonyms: official document, legal document, cat's-paw, tool, pawn, instrument, musical instrument, instrumental role, legal instrument
6. (verb)musical instrument, instrument any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds Synonyms: official document, instrument, legal document, cat's-paw, tool, pawn, musical instrument, instrumental role, legal instrument
7. (verb)instrument equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling Synonyms: instrumentate
8. (verb)instrument, instrumentate write an instrumental score for Synonyms: instrument, instrumentate
9. (verb)instrument address a legal document to Synonyms: instrumentate
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'instrument'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. instrument In strict philosophical usage, the prime mover or doer of an act is the agent. Thus we speak of man as a voluntary agent, a free agent. But in common usage, especially in business, an agen Synonyms: agent, actor, factor, means, operator, promoter, doer, instrument, mover, performer Antonyms: chief, inventor, originator, principal