Component and Instance

Component

Component noun - One of the parts that make up a whole.

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Instance and component are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Instance" instead a noun "Component".

Nearby Word: componentry

Instance noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

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Component and instance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Component" instead a noun "Instance".

rare	rare component	rare instance
particular	particular component	particular instance
common	common component	common instance
specific	specific component	specific instance
Other adjectives: certain, single, small, main, major, possible, final, minor, significant, last.

It's stated outright that magic has a genetic component: it runs strong in the Weatherwax and Ogg families, for instance.

Source: Witch Species
For instance, there might be a compartment for all documents relating to the shiny new jet fighter that the Air Force is developing, and then subcompartments for each component.

Source: Classified Information
Menasor was decidedly Hulk-like, for instance, only being able to act on things all of his component robots could agree on.

Source: Dumb Muscle / Western Animation

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Instance and Component. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/component/instance

Component & Instance. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/component/instance>.

Instance or Component. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/component/instance.

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