Synonyms for install
- verb
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To connect, set up or prepare something for use
- n. 1
An installation: the process of installing a software application.
The install takes a long time, but you can run it in the background while working on other things.
Related words
- Word family
- installation installer installment
- Other spellings
- instal
Forms
- Plural
- installs → set-ups, downloads, put-ins…
- Past participle
- installed
e.g. installed → established, settled, invested, initiated…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| install | steady | |
| enthrone | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- seat1
- 6 letters
- settle2, invest2, induct2
- 7 letters
- station2
- 8 letters
- download2, initiate4, enthrone
- 9 letters
- institute3, establish3
- 10 letters
- inaugurate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (settle2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- installer
- Italiano
- installare
- Español
- instalar
- Deutsch
- einführen
- Català
- instal·lar