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Instrument Adjective Synonyms
implement, tool, device, apparatus, utensil, appliance, contrivance, mechanism, gadget, contraption, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, thingy, whatsit, what's-its-name, whatnot, what-d'you-call-it, gubbins, gismo or gizmo
Which instrument should I use to loosen this bolt? The doctor extracted the splinter with some sort of instrument.

Instrument Noun Synonyms
contract, (legal) document, (written) agreement, pact, compact, paper
After the signing, copies of the instruments were exchanged.

agency, means, way, factor, mechanism, instrumentality, wherewithal, (prime) mover, catalyst, agent
Summers refused to be the instrument of bringing free people into slavery.

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Instrumentation

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Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)

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Instrument Shelter

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Keyboard Instrument

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Alternative Mortgage Instruments

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Underlying Instrument

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