Synonyms for institution
ˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃən, -ˈtyu-in·sti·tu·tion

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1. institution, establishmentnoun

   an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

   Synonyms:
   foundation, mental home, constitution, instauration, organisation, asylum, formation, organization, creation, psychiatric hospital, administration, mental hospital, governance, governing body, insane asylum, mental institution, validation, founding, innovation, initiation, origination, introduction, brass, establishment, ecesis

2. institutionnoun

   an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated

   Synonyms:
   establishment, insane asylum, innovation, founding, foundation, instauration, asylum, creation, initiation, psychiatric hospital, origination, introduction, mental home, mental institution, mental hospital

3. institutionnoun

   a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society

   "the institution of marriage"; "the institution of slavery"; "he had become an institution in the theater"

   Synonyms:
   establishment, insane asylum, innovation, founding, foundation, instauration, asylum, creation, initiation, psychiatric hospital, origination, introduction, mental home, mental institution, mental hospital

4. initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instaurationnoun

   the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

   "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"

   Synonyms:
   cosmos, foundation garment, founding, entry, groundwork, unveiling, instauration, invention, base, substructure, excogitation, introduction, presentation, creative activity, fundament, intro, world, asylum, knowledgeableness, innovation, understructure, foundation, conception, universe, trigger, installation, knowledgeability, foot, existence, first appearance, grounding, design, launching, mental home, origination, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, macrocosm, cornerstone, origin, debut, induction, basis, inception, insertion, establishment, mental hospital, initiation, intromission, creation, insane asylum

5. mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, institution, mental home, insane asylum, asylumnoun

   a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

   Synonyms:
   foundation, mental home, instauration, asylum, creation, psychiatric hospital, sanctuary, mental hospital, refuge, insane asylum, mental institution, founding, innovation, initiation, origination, introduction, establishment

Matched Categories

1. • Custom
   • Establishment

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. institutionnoun

   Synonyms:
   establishing, founding, foundation, enactment

2. institutionnoun

   Synonyms:
   establishment, organized society

3. institutionnoun

   Synonyms:
   investiture

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1. List of paraphrases for "institution":

   institutions, establishment, body, 'institution, institutional, facility, recipient, institute, agency, entity, preparation, agencies, bodies, establishments, organization, creation, foundation, imposition, setting-up, setting, istituto, authority

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. institution

   Synonyms:
   Medical institution

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1. Ed Royce:

   I don't disagree that the current state of the legal authorities the President is using against ISIS is less than ideal from our institution's perspective, but that does not equal illegal and unconstitutional.

2. Luis Elizondo:

   That fact is not something any government or institution should classify in order to keep secret from the people.

3. Mark Peters:

   Rikers is a very troubled institution, we are now seeing the result of systemic neglect.

4. Chen Long:

   It's irrational to expect that changing the chairman would have an impact on the market, the institution needs to be changed, not the chairman.

5. Harold Wilson:

   He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.