instance Synonyms
Another word for instance
• noun (Context 1)
An example or single occurrence of something.
"The report highlighted several instances of exceptional customer service across the company."
• noun (Context 2)
A particular stage, step, or situation in a series of events or legal proceedings.
"In the first stage, applicants should submit their inquiries directly to the admissions office."
• noun (Context 3)
In object-oriented programming, a specific realization or concrete occurrence of any object, class, or virtual machine.
"The developer launched a new database instantiation to test the updated software architecture."
• noun (Context 4)
An urgent request, solicitation, or instigation (used chiefly in the phrase 'at the instance of').
"The committee launched a formal review at the behest of several senior faculty members."
• verb (Context 5)
To cite or mention (a fact, case, or person) as an example or proof.
"The historian instanced several treaties from the nineteenth century to support her thesis."