instrumental
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments
instrumental compositions
Related & opposite
- vocal antonym
- musical instrument derivation
- musical instrument pertains to
Sense 2 adjective
serving or acting as a means or aid
instrumental in solving the crime
Related & opposite
- instrument derivation
- implement derivation
- instrumentation derivation
- instrumentality derivation
- subserve derivation
- helpful similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | vocal |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | musical instrument |
| 1 | pertains to | Related & opposite | musical instrument |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | instrument |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | implement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | instrumentation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | instrumentality |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | subserve |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | helpful |