What is another word for instill?
842 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɪnstˈɪl], [ ɪnstˈɪl], [ ɪ_n_s_t_ˈɪ_l]
Instill is a verb that means to gradually introduce or teach something to someone over a period of time. There are various synonyms for the word "instill" that can be used in different situations. One can use infuse, imbue, or implant to indicate teaching or imparting an idea or belief. To convey the idea of introducing a feeling, emotion or quality gradually, one can use terms like inculcate, ingrain or implant. You can use words like sow, plant, or introduce to express introducing something into a person's mind which they were previously unfamiliar with. Depending on the context, each of these synonyms for instill can be used to communicate a similar idea with different nuances.
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Similar words for instill:
- brainwash (verb)
- drum into (verb)
- engrave (verb)
- fix (verb)
- imbue (verb)
- implant, introduce (verb)
- impress (verb)
- inculcate (verb)
- infix (verb)
- infuse (verb)
- ingrain (verb)
- inject (verb)
- insinuate (verb)
- inspire (verb)
- interlard (verb)
- intermix (verb)
- introduce (verb)
- mix (verb)
- possession (verb)
- teach (verb)
- transfuse (verb)
- transmit (verb)
- engrave
- infuse
- insert
- interlard
- mix
- noun
- urge
- other relevant words (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
Synonyms for Instill:
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• brainwash • drum into- din in to ,
- dinned in to ,
- dinned into ,
- dinning in to ,
- dinning into ,
- dins in to ,
- dins into ,
- drave home ,
- drives home ,
- driving home ,
- drove home ,
- drum in to ,
- hammering away ,
- re iterate ,
- re iterated ,
- re iterates ,
- re iterating ,
- re-iterate ,
- re-iterated ,
- re-iterates ,
- re-iterating .
- cross hatched ,
- cross hatches ,
- cross hatching ,
- cross-hatch ,
- cross-hatched ,
- cross-hatches ,
- crosshatches ,
- enchases ,
- in scribe ,
- in scribed ,
- in scribes ,
- in scribing ,
- in-scribe ,
- in-scribed ,
- in-scribes ,
- in-scribing ,
- initialling ,
- intaglioed ,
- intaglioing ,
- litho graphed ,
- litho graphing ,
- litho-graphed ,
- litho-graphing ,
- mezzotinted .
- freezes to ,
- freezing to ,
- froze to ,
- in stall ,
- in stalled ,
- in stalling ,
- in stalls ,
- in-stall ,
- in-stalled ,
- in-stalling ,
- in-stalls ,
- nailing down ,
- nails down ,
- rigidifies ,
- rivetted ,
- rivetting ,
- staid put ,
- stayed put ,
- stays put .
- bringing home ,
- brought home ,
- gat in to head ,
- gat into head ,
- get in to head ,
- gets in to head ,
- gets into head ,
- getting in to head ,
- getting into head ,
- got in to head ,
- got into head ,
- gotten in to head ,
- gotten into head .
- brake down ,
- breaks down ,
- broke down ,
- hammer in to ,
- hammers in to ,
- shapes up ,
- shaping up ,
- works over ,
- wrought over .
- dragged in ,
- dragging in ,
- drags in ,
- force in to ,
- forced in to ,
- forced into ,
- forces in to ,
- forces into ,
- forcing in to ,
- forcing into ,
- inter jaculate ,
- inter jaculated ,
- inter jaculates ,
- inter jaculating ,
- inter-jaculate ,
- inter-jaculated ,
- inter-jaculates ,
- inter-jaculating ,
- interjaculated ,
- interjaculates ,
- interjaculating ,
- place in to ,
- placed in to ,
- placed into ,
- places in to ,
- places into ,
- placing in to ,
- placing into ,
- squeezed in ,
- squeezes in ,
- squeezing in ,
- sticked in ,
- sticking in ,
- sticks in ,
- threw in ,
- throwing in ,
- throws in .
- edged in ,
- edges in ,
- edging in ,
- gat in with ,
- gat with ,
- get with ,
- gets in with ,
- gets with ,
- getting in with ,
- getting with ,
- got in with ,
- got with ,
- gotten in with ,
- gotten with ,
- in filtrate ,
- in filtrated ,
- in filtrates ,
- in filtrating ,
- in sinuate ,
- in sinuated ,
- in sinuates ,
- in sinuating ,
- in-filtrate ,
- in-filtrated ,
- in-filtrates ,
- in-filtrating ,
- in-sinuate ,
- in-sinuated ,
- in-sinuates ,
- in-sinuating ,
- muscled in ,
- muscles in ,
- muscling in ,
- slipped in ,
- slipping in ,
- slips in ,
- slipt in ,
- wedges in ,
- wedging in ,
- wormed in ,
- worming in ,
- worms in .
- Commoved ,
- am responsible for ,
- are responsible for ,
- art responsible for ,
- being responsible for ,
- commoves ,
- ex cite ,
- ex cited ,
- ex cites ,
- ex citing ,
- ex-cite ,
- ex-cited ,
- ex-cites ,
- firing up ,
- gave an idea ,
- gave idea ,
- gave impetus ,
- gave one an idea ,
- gave one idea ,
- give an idea ,
- give idea ,
- give one idea ,
- gives an idea ,
- gives idea ,
- gives impetus ,
- gives one an idea ,
- gives one idea ,
- giving an idea ,
- giving idea ,
- giving impetus ,
- giving one an idea ,
- giving one idea ,
- in flame ,
- in flamed ,
- in flaming ,
- in form ,
- in forming ,
- in forms ,
- in spire ,
- in spired ,
- in spires ,
- in spiring ,
- in spirit ,
- in spirited ,
- in spiriting ,
- in-flame ,
- in-flamed ,
- in-flames ,
- in-forming ,
- in-forms ,
- in-spire ,
- in-spired ,
- in-spires ,
- in-spiring ,
- in-spirit ,
- in-spirited ,
- in-spiriting ,
- in-spirits ,
- pro duce ,
- pro duces ,
- pro-duces ,
- re assure ,
- re assured ,
- re assures ,
- re-assure ,
- re-assured ,
- re-assures ,
- re-assuring ,
- starting off ,
- starts off ,
- was responsible for ,
- wast responsible for ,
- were responsible for ,
- wert responsible for .
- inter lard ,
- inter larded ,
- inter larding ,
- inter lards ,
- inter-lard ,
- inter-larded ,
- inter-larding ,
- inter-lards .
- inter mix ,
- inter mixed ,
- inter mixes ,
- inter mixing ,
- inter-mix ,
- inter-mixed ,
- inter-mixes ,
- inter-mixing .
- in letting ,
- in set ,
- in sets ,
- in setting ,
- in-letting ,
- in-set ,
- in-sets ,
- in-setting ,
- inletting ,
- intro duce ,
- intro duces ,
- intro-duce ,
- intro-duces ,
- trans ported .
- in corporate ,
- in corporates ,
- in-corporate ,
- in-corporates ,
- inter bred ,
- inter breed ,
- inter breeding ,
- inter breeds ,
- inter mingle ,
- inter mingled ,
- inter mingles ,
- inter mingling ,
- inter weave ,
- inter weaved ,
- inter weaves ,
- inter weaving ,
- inter wove ,
- inter woven ,
- inter-bred ,
- inter-breed ,
- inter-breeding ,
- inter-breeds ,
- inter-mingle ,
- inter-mingled ,
- inter-mingles ,
- inter-mingling ,
- inter-weave ,
- inter-weaved ,
- inter-weaves ,
- inter-weaving ,
- inter-wove .
- trans fuse ,
- trans fused ,
- trans fuses ,
- trans fusing ,
- trans-fuse ,
- trans-fused ,
- trans-fuses ,
- trans-fusing .
- Trajected ,
- Trajecting ,
- dis patch ,
- dis patched ,
- dis patches ,
- dis patching ,
- dis-patch ,
- dis-patched ,
- dis-patches ,
- dis-patching ,
- drop note ,
- dropped a line ,
- dropped a note ,
- dropped line ,
- dropped note ,
- dropping a line ,
- dropping a note ,
- dropping line ,
- dropping note ,
- drops a line ,
- drops a note ,
- drops line ,
- drops note ,
- dropt a line ,
- dropt a note ,
- dropt line ,
- dropt note ,
- gave a call ,
- gave a ring ,
- gave call ,
- gave ring ,
- give call ,
- give ring ,
- gives a call ,
- gives a ring ,
- gives call ,
- gives ring ,
- giving a call ,
- giving a ring ,
- giving call ,
- giving ring ,
- handed on ,
- put air ,
- put the air ,
- puts air ,
- puts on air ,
- puts on the air ,
- puts the air ,
- putting air ,
- putting on air ,
- putting on the air ,
- putting the air ,
- re laid ,
- re lay ,
- re laying ,
- re lays ,
- re-laid ,
- re-lay ,
- re-lays ,
- trajects ,
- trans late ,
- trans-lated .
Other synonyms:
- communicate .
- drive .
- pound .
Other relevant words:
- Commoving ,
- Educating ,
- Freighted ,
- Freighting ,
- Gluing ,
- Imprest ,
- Inoculated ,
- Interjaculate ,
- Moored ,
- Riveted ,
- Saddling ,
- Traject ,
- be responsible for ,
- brainwash ,
- break down ,
- breaking down ,
- breathe ,
- bring home ,
- brings home ,
- charge ,
- commove ,
- diffused ,
- diffuses ,
- diffusing ,
- din into ,
- drag in ,
- drive home ,
- drop a line ,
- drop a note ,
- drop line ,
- drum into ,
- edge in ,
- encumber ,
- encumbered ,
- engrave ,
- entrusting ,
- fire up ,
- fires up ,
- fix ,
- fixed ,
- force into ,
- freeze to ,
- get in with ,
- get into head ,
- give a call ,
- give a ring ,
- give impetus ,
- give one an idea ,
- give rise to ,
- gives rise to ,
- giving rise to ,
- glued ,
- hammer into ,
- hand on ,
- handing on ,
- harden ,
- imbue ,
- importing ,
- impress ,
- in flames ,
- in spirits ,
- inculcate ,
- indoctrinate ,
- infect ,
- infiltrate ,
- infix ,
- ingrain ,
- ingratiate ,
- inject ,
- inseminate ,
- insert ,
- inset ,
- insets ,
- insetting ,
- insinuate ,
- inspire ,
- inspired ,
- inspires ,
- instilling ,
- interject ,
- introduce ,
- is responsible for ,
- mailing ,
- mix ,
- moor ,
- muscle in ,
- pass on ,
- passed on ,
- passes on ,
- passing on ,
- persuades ,
- pervades ,
- pin on ,
- place into ,
- positioning ,
- propagandize ,
- put in ,
- put on air ,
- put on the air ,
- puts in ,
- putting in ,
- radioed ,
- radioing ,
- re-laying ,
- relayed ,
- rigidified ,
- rigidify ,
- rigidifying ,
- saddled ,
- send out ,
- sending out ,
- sends out ,
- sent out ,
- shape up ,
- siphoned ,
- siphoning ,
- slip in ,
- squeeze in ,
- start off ,
- started off ,
- stay put ,
- staying put ,
- steadied ,
- steadying ,
- stick in ,
- stuck in ,
- teach ,
- thicken ,
- throw in ,
- transfuse ,
- transmit ,
- triggering ,
- triggers ,
- wedge in ,
- wedged in ,
- work over ,
- worked over ,
- worm in .
- Crosshatching ,
- Diapering ,
- Embedding ,
- Enchase ,
- Enchased ,
- Enchasing ,
- Graving ,
- Initialed ,
- Initialing ,
- Lithographed ,
- Lithographing ,
- cross hatch ,
- cross-hatching ,
- crosshatch ,
- crosshatched ,
- diaper ,
- diapered ,
- diapers ,
- etch ,
- graved ,
- imprint ,
- initial ,
- initialled ,
- initials ,
- inscribe ,
- intaglio ,
- intaglios ,
- lithograph ,
- lithographs ,
- mezzotint ,
- mezzotinting ,
- mezzotints ,
- printed .
- Imbedded ,
- Imbedding ,
- Inserted ,
- Intercalated ,
- Intercalating ,
- filled in ,
- imbed ,
- imbeds ,
- implant ,
- intercalate ,
- intercalates ,
- lug in ,
- obtrude ,
- pop in ,
- popped in ,
- shoehorn ,
- shoehorned ,
- shoehorning ,
- shoehorns ,
- shove in ,
- work in ,
- worked in .
- Hybridized ,
- hybridize ,
- hybridizes ,
- hybridizing ,
- inter-woven ,
- interbred ,
- interbreed ,
- interbreeding ,
- interbreeds ,
- intermix .
- Condiments ,
- Engrain ,
- Enroot ,
- Infused ,
- Sapor ,
- add ,
- add seasoning to ,
- adulterate ,
- affect ,
- aftertaste ,
- air ,
- alloy ,
- amalgamate ,
- ambiance ,
- ambience ,
- aroma ,
- arouse ,
- atmosphere ,
- attemper ,
- attribute ,
- awaken ,
- badge ,
- beat into ,
- besprinkle ,
- bitter ,
- blend ,
- brand ,
- breath ,
- breed ,
- brew ,
- cachet ,
- carry ,
- cast ,
- catechize ,
- character ,
- characteristic ,
- cheer ,
- chutney ,
- color ,
- compound ,
- condiment ,
- condition ,
- configuration ,
- cross ,
- cup ,
- cut ,
- cyanide ,
- dash ,
- decoct ,
- differentia ,
- differential ,
- diffuse ,
- din ,
- discipline ,
- disseminate ,
- distinctive feature ,
- douse ,
- dredge ,
- drench ,
- dressing ,
- dye ,
- earmark ,
- effluvium ,
- emanation ,
- encourage ,
- engender ,
- engraft ,
- essence ,
- establish ,
- excite ,
- exhalation ,
- extract ,
- feature ,
- feel ,
- feeling ,
- figure ,
- flavor ,
- flavorer ,
- flavoring ,
- flavour ,
- force in ,
- fragrance ,
- fume ,
- funk ,
- go ,
- graft ,
- grain ,
- grave ,
- gust ,
- hallmark ,
- have ,
- hint ,
- idiocrasy ,
- idiosyncrasy ,
- ignite ,
- imbrue ,
- impart ,
- impart gradually ,
- impel ,
- impenetrate ,
- import ,
- impress upon ,
- impression ,
- index ,
- individualism ,
- inform ,
- ingraft ,
- initiate ,
- inoculate ,
- instigate ,
- instil ,
- intromit ,
- invoke ,
- keynote ,
- knock up ,
- lay down ,
- leaven ,
- lend ,
- lineaments ,
- make pregnant ,
- mannerism ,
- marinate ,
- mark ,
- marking ,
- medicate ,
- mold ,
- move ,
- nature ,
- nurture ,
- odor ,
- odour ,
- palate ,
- particularity ,
- peculiarity ,
- pepper ,
- pickle ,
- piquancy ,
- plant ,
- prang up ,
- preach ,
- program ,
- property ,
- provoke ,
- put in head ,
- put into ,
- quality ,
- quirk ,
- redolence ,
- relish ,
- rouse ,
- run into ,
- salt ,
- sapidity ,
- satiate ,
- sauce ,
- savor ,
- savoriness ,
- scent ,
- seadog ,
- seal ,
- season ,
- seasoner ,
- seasoning ,
- sense ,
- shanghai ,
- shape ,
- singularity ,
- sink in ,
- smack ,
- smell ,
- sophisticate ,
- soupcon ,
- sour ,
- sow ,
- specialty ,
- spice ,
- spirit ,
- spoor ,
- sprinkle ,
- stamp ,
- steep ,
- stench ,
- stomach ,
- strike ,
- style ,
- suggest ,
- suggestion ,
- sweet ,
- taint ,
- tang ,
- taste ,
- tastiness ,
- temper ,
- tincture ,
- tinge ,
- token ,
- tongue ,
- tooth ,
- touch ,
- trace ,
- trail ,
- trait ,
- trick ,
- whiff ,
- yarn-dye ,
- zest .
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How to use "Instill" in context?
1. "instill" means to plant or sow something into the ground so that it grows. When you "instill" a new belief system into someone, you are teaching them that there is a better way to live. You are encouraging them to think for themselves and to exercise their own free will. You are encouraging them to be courageous and to be true to themselves.
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Verb, base form
arouse, breathe, bring, build, create, cultivate, develop, educate, elicit, engender, equip, establish, evoke, foment, foster, fostering, galvanize, generate, give, giving, imbue, impart, implement, impress, induce, inform, infuse, initiate, inject, inspire, instigate, intensify, introduce, lay, motivate, nurture, promote, provoke, spark, stimulate, strengthen, strengthened, teach, Cultivating.
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