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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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And spokesman Ramdan Denny Prakoso said Wednesday that it continued to use "all available policy instruments" to "maintain adequate foreign exchange liquidity".

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

To determine where earthquakes begin, seismologists examine the travel times of different seismic waves recorded by instruments at the surface.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

The second asks solo instruments to try a bit of salsa-style improv.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Though Mr. Vile plays many of the instruments, the tracks feel communal, intimate and spontaneous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Having children play Orff instruments and classroom instruments as sound effects using the aesthetics above, would add greatly to the stories, as would composing an original song for the stories.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin