INSTRUMENTAL ROLE Synonyms
12 hypernyms for instrumental role. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for INSTRUMENTAL ROLE
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| contributory | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • tending to bring about; being partly responsible for | ||||||
| crucial | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis adjective satellite • having crucial relevance • of the greatest importance | ||||||
| essential | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • basic and fundamental • being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc • defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established noun • anything indispensable adjective satellite • absolutely necessary; vitally necessary • of the greatest importance | ||||||
| important | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • of great significance or value • important in effect or meaning • of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis adjective satellite • having authority or ascendancy or influence • having or suggesting a consciousness of high position | ||||||
| influential | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • having or exercising influence or power | ||||||
| key | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated • United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) • something crucial for explaining • pitch of the voice • any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music • a kilogram of a narcotic drug • a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple • a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida • (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court • a list of answers to a test • a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations • a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access • mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) • the central building block at the top of an arch or vault • a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed adjective satellite • serving as an essential component verb • identify as in botany or biology, for example • provide with a key • vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key • regulate the musical pitch of • harmonize with or adjust to | ||||||
| pivotal | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • being of crucial importance | ||||||
| significant | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • important in effect or meaning • too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation adjective satellite • of considerable importance, size, or worth • rich in significance or implication | ||||||
| instrument | noun n | |||||
noun • a device that requires skill for proper use • the means whereby some act is accomplished • a person used by another to gain an end • (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right • the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process • any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds verb • equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling • write an instrumental score for • address a legal document to | ||||||