| Meaning | Of use or service. |
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| Examples | - "the girl felt motherly and useful"
- "a useful job"
- "a useful member of society"
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| Synonym | utile |
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| Attribute of | utility, usefulness | The quality of being of practical use |
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| Narrower | handy | Useful and convenient |
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| multipurpose | Having multiple uses |
| reclaimable, recyclable, reusable | capable of being used again |
| serviceable | Capable of being put to good use |
| useable, usable | Capable of being put to use |
| utilitarian | Having utility often to the exclusion of values |
| utilizable | capable of being put to a profitable or practical use |
| See also | effective, effectual, efficacious | producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect |
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| expedient | Serving to promote your interest |
| helpful | Providing assistance or serving a useful function |
| profitable | Yielding material gain or profit |
| serviceable | Ready for service or able to give long service |
| Opposite | useless | Having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully |
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| Spanish | útil |
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| Catalan | útil |
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| Adverbs | usefully | in a useful manner |
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