instance

instance is a 8-letter English word with 10 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.
2. noun. That which is instant or urgent; motive.
3. noun. Occasion; order of occurrence.
4. noun. That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example.
5. noun. A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
6. transitive verb. To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact.
7. intransitive verb. To give an example.
8. noun. 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: example, illustration, representative

9. noun. an occurrence of something

   "it was a case of bad judgment"

   "another instance occurred yesterday"

   Synonyms: case, example

10. verb. clarify by giving an example of

    Synonyms: exemplify, illustrate

Synonyms

example, illustration, representative, case, exemplify, illustrate

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in instance:

ancients, canniest, insectan

Common word forms

instanced, instances, instancing

Words from these letters

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