/ Thesaurus / P Synonyms of percussion instrument Find synonyms for: Noun1. percussion instrument, percussive instrument, musical instrument, instrumentusage: a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking anotherWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reticent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language