instrumental

Meaning

Serving as a crucial means, agent, or tool; having a part in bringing about a result.

Serving as a crucial means, agent, or tool in achieving something.

Serving as a means of pursuing an aim or policy; helpful

Example Sentences

Children can be instrumental in building a better society.

Renewable energy is instrumental in combating climate change.

AI will be instrumental in future developments.

Synonyms

crucial, essential, important, vital, key, significant, helpful, influential, contributory

Entry 1

crucial, essential, important, vital, key, significant

Entry 2

helpful, influential

Entry 3

helpful, contributory

Antonyms

insignificant, uninvolved, unimportant, irrelevant, minor, trivial, useless, ineffective

Entry 1

insignificant, uninvolved, unimportant, irrelevant, minor, trivial

Entry 2

useless, unimportant

Entry 3

useless, ineffective