instrumental
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4.9
- adjective
- /ˌɪnstrəˈmɛntəl/
:
decisivo
- And I think this was instrumental in getting me my very first job with Jamie.
- instrumental in achieving goals
- instrumental support
- instrumental in attaining
And so telling these stories has become really instrumental to our growth and our success.
- And so telling these stories has become really instrumental to our growth and our success.
- You know, Alan Woody was kind of instrumental in bringing back The Dirty bass sound.
- Now, the guy who was instrumental in developing GFP was a guy named Doug Prasher.
- Certainly, you know, Carl Jung was instrumental in this.
- And, and it's been instrumental in informing how I've grappled with my own healing.
- I think this connection is is quite instrumental.
- And she was just incredibly instrumental in taking care of my grandfather in his, in his final days.
- The opposite is true with regards to social ties held for more instrumental reasons, such as talking to neighbors.
- The most famous commodity with merely instrumental value is, of course, money.
- So if you look at the intelligence networks, Savile was instrumental in trying to broker peace in Northern Ireland.
Examples
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McConnell was instrumental to the Trump presidency.
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In fact, she had been instrumental in helping her to do this.
Fiction book (1996) -
And so telling these stories has become really instrumental to our growth and our success.
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But Roland has really been instrumental in moving this work forward.
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It was so instrumental in my creative journey.
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There are key moments in this and Borlaug was instrumental in all of them.
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And of course, Allen Ladd Junior was instrumental in getting Star Wars made.
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Gretchen, you've been such an instrumental part of the Fox family.
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- Hmm, well seeing as you're being transferred to plain clothes detectives division tomorrow, you might be instrumental in finding her murderer.
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Last year, when Mayor Rahm Emanuel took office, he was instrumental in passing state legislation to reform schools.
Synonyms
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6.6
Useful for reaching a goal
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8.1
Having influence that causes a result
Giving help to make something happen or succeed
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.5
A thing used by a person to do something, like a key used to open a door
- Specialized
A type of learning where a behavior changes after a reward or punishment
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
instrumental = instrument (semi-transparent) = instrument + al
The form is clearly built from 'instrument' + '-al', but the meaning has shifted metaphorically to 'serving as a means', which is not fully literal.
Etymology
Instrumental comes from the Latin word instrumentum, which means 'tool' or 'instrument' and is the same root as the English word instrument. So if someone or something is instrumental, it acts like a useful 'tool' that helps make something happen.