instance

Nouns

  • (n) an occurrence of something
    • it was a case of bad judgment
    • another instance occurred yesterday
    • but there is always the famous example of the Smiths
    case, example,
  • (n) 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
    example, illustration, representative,

Verbs

Synonyms

illustrate exemplify case example illustration representative

Words of close approximity

instancy
instant
instancy