Instance
Instance noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.
Usage example: this is just one instance of his repeated failure to do what he promised
Specimen is a synonym for instance in example topic. In some cases you can use "Specimen" instead a noun "Instance", when it comes to topics like substitute, case, explanation, duplicate. popular alternative
Specimen
Specimen noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.
Usage example: chose one frog as a good specimen of the breed
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Synonyms for Specimen
Instance is a synonym for specimen in sample topic. You can use "Instance" instead a noun "Specimen", if it concerns topics such as substitute, example, explanation, duplicate. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- occurrence and instance
- occurrence and specimen
- model and instance
- model and specimen
- representative and instance
- representative and specimen
- type and instance
- type and specimen
- piece and instance
- piece and specimen
- pattern and instance
- pattern and specimen
- occasion and instance
- occasion and specimen
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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The December update picture has Spooky smiling over the corpse of Santa Claus, who died to an instance of Specimen 1.
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Specimen and Instance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/instance/specimen
Instance & Specimen. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/instance/specimen>.
Specimen or Instance. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/instance/specimen.
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