Synonyms for for instance
| Grammar : Conj, noun |
| Spell : fer-in-stuh ns |
| Phonetic Transcription : fərˈɪn stəns |
Top 10 synonyms for for instance Other synonyms for the word for instance
- acting as
- analogy
- archetype
- being
- by its nature
- case history
- case in point
- citation
- clarification
- comparatively
- copy
- elucidation
- equally
- essentially
- excuse
- exemplar
- exemplification
- for instance
- functioning as
- ideal
- in the manner that
- in the same manner with
- instance
- just as
- just for
- kind of thing
- like
- model
- original
- paradigm
- paragon
- prototype
- quotation
- representation
- representative
- sample
- sampling
- serving as
- similarly
- specimen
- standard
- stereotype
- such as
- symbol
Définition of for instance
Origin :- mid-14c., "urgency," from Old French instance "eagerness, anxiety, solicitation" (13c.), from Latin instantia "presence, effort intention; earnestness, urgency," literally "a standing near," from instans (see instant). In Scholastic logic, "a fact or example" (early 15c.), from Medieval Latin instantia, used to translate Greek enstasis. This led to use in phrase for instance "as an example" (1650s), and the noun phrase To give (someone) a for instance (1953, American English).
- As in as : conj in the way that; to a degree
- As in example : noun instance, model
- As in illustration : noun demonstration, exemplification
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