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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Instruments were replaced with couches; the control room is now a walk-in closet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Fender Musical Instruments sent cease-and-desist letters to guitar builders, including PRS, to stop production of Strat-shaped guitars.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

He recalls his first time using a computer, navigating a pixelated “Donkey Kong” figure across the neon screen of a Texas Instruments machine.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

The firm upgraded Texas Instruments stock to Buy from Neutral and set a price target of $400 in a research note Friday.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Texas Instruments alone has had 225 U.S. patents awarded to its Indian operation.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman