instrumental
adjective
[ ɪnstrʊˈmɛnt(ə)l ]
• serving as a means of pursuing an aim or policy.
• "the Society was instrumental in bringing about legislation"
Similar:
involved,
active,
influential,
contributory,
helpful,
of help/assistance,
useful,
of use/service,
significant,
important,
play a part in,
contribute to,
be a factor in,
be (partly) responsible for,
have a hand in,
add to,
help,
promote,
advance,
further,
forward,
oil the wheels of,
open the door for,
be conducive to,
make for,
lead to,
cause,
give rise to,
conduce to,
• (of music) performed on instruments, with no vocals.
• "a largely instrumental piece"
• relating to an implement or measuring device.
• "instrumental error"
• denoting or relating to a case of nouns and pronouns (and words in grammatical agreement with them) indicating a means or instrument.
instrumental
noun
• a piece of (usually non-classical) music performed by instruments, with no vocals.
• "the opening tune is an instrumental"
• the instrumental case.
