/ Thesaurus / I Synonyms of instrumental conditioning Find synonyms for: Noun1. instrumental conditioning, operant conditioningusage: operant conditioning that pairs a response with a reinforcement in discrete trials; reinforcement occurs only after the response is givenWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language