institutional

adjective

in·​sti·​tu·​tion·​al ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-sh(ə-)nəl 

1

: of or relating to an institution

institutional knowledge

2

: characteristic of or appropriate to institutions

bland institutional cooking

institutional green walls

institutionally adverb

Examples of institutional in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These are all very significant questions that impact both institutional viability as well as institutional autonomy that must be dealt with over the coming weeks and months. —Lucie Lapovsky, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025

According to Federal Student Aid, FAFSA is required for students to access aid such as Pell Grants, federal loans, and many state and institutional scholarships. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025

The Post and Gannett have failed their readers in their most basic institutional obligation and essential mission. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025

At institutional level, Irish football north and south has been so poorly governed. —Michael Walker, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing institutional

• anti-institutional
• institutional racism
• inter-institutional
• multi-institutional

Rhymes for institutional

• attributional
• constitutional
• convolutional
• distributional
• involutional
• substitutional
• interinstitutional
• noninstitutional
• unconstitutional