Synonyms for instance
ˈɪn stənsin·stance

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1. instance

   A precedent is an authoritative case, example, or instance. The communism of the early Christians in Jerusalem is a wonderful example or instance of Christian liberality, but not a precedent for the universal church through all time. Cases decided by irregular or unauthorized tribunals are not precedents for the regular administration of law. An obiter dictum is an opinion outside of the case in hand, which can not be quoted as an authoritative precedent. Compare CAUSE; EXAMPLE.

   Synonyms:
   antecedent, authority, case, example, obiter dictum, pattern, precedent, warrant

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1. instance

   Synonyms:
   entreaty, request, prompting, persuasion, example, solicitation, case, illustration, exemplification, occurrence, point, precedence

   Antonyms:
   dissuasion, deprecation, warning, rule, statement, principle, misexemplification

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1. case, instance, examplenoun

   an occurrence of something

   "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"

   Synonyms:
   deterrent example, type, font, object lesson, pillow slip, case, eccentric, pillowcase, guinea pig, lesson, fount, casing, exemplar, character, event, subject, example, cause, good example, causa, representative, slip, compositor's case, caseful, grammatical case, face, showcase, illustration, exercise, vitrine, display case, sheath, typeface, typesetter's case, model, lawsuit, suit, shell

2. example, illustration, instance, representativeverb

   an item of information that is typical of a class or group

   "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"

   Synonyms:
   representative, congressman, object lesson, good example, lesson, exemplar, case, example, voice, congresswoman, illustration, deterrent example, model, exemplification, interpreter, spokesperson, exercise

3. exemplify, illustrate, instanceverb

   clarify by giving an example of

   Synonyms:
   represent, illustrate, exemplify

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1. instancenoun

   Synonyms:
   solicitation, request, urgency, prompting, importunity, instigation, incitement

2. instancenoun

   Synonyms:
   example, exemplification, illustration, case in point

3. instancenoun

   Synonyms:
   time, occasion, occurrence

4. instanceverb

   Synonyms:
   mention as an instance, bring forward as an example

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1. instancenoun

   Synonyms:
   persistency, request, solicitation, urgency, example, case, illustration

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1. List of paraphrases for "instance":

   example, forum, case, instancia, instancing, body, resort, proceeding, instances, cases, 'instance, event, illustration

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How to use instance in a sentence?

1. Judge Kavanaugh:

   The implication is that Congress has to take responsibility for overseeing the conduct of the president in the first instance, that's the role I believe the Framers envisioned, and that's the role that makes sense if you just look at the last 20 years.

2. Sing Oldham:

   The Southern Baptist Convention presents no governing policies to churches because The Southern Baptist Convention is not a governing organization ; The Southern Baptist Convention is The Southern Baptist Convention. Each church is self-governing, however, The Southern Baptist Convention has consistently called on churches to report immediately to law enforcement any known or suspected instance of sexual abuse in a church context and has provided resources to inform churches of ways to help protect their congregants.

3. Hans Scholl:

   “It's high time that Christians made up their minds to do something . . . What are we going to show in the way of resistance-as compared to the Communists, for instance-when all this terror is over? We will be standing empty-handed. We will have no answer when we are asked: What did you do about it? ”

4. Alido Di Diovanni:

   You can have 360 (degree) video streams all round the world, operators can send feeds, for instance, from sporting events, from museums, restaurants, and so forth, users could connect to those VR streams and as they connect to them they can engage users within that space, and they can engage users who maybe don't have to have off-the-shelf phones. So a user may have got a phone from an operator that supports standard based video calling. You'd see a user net VR space and you'd be able to click on them and actually initiate a video call with that user overlaid on a 360 stream.

5. Del Pino:

   It will help PDVSA in all the necessary areas. For instance in border areas, we're going to increase our security, in operational issues where our soldiers are perfectly prepared.