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useful
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of USEFUL
1
capable of being put to use or account <useful suggestions for limiting the amount of food we eat>
Synonyms actionable, applicable, applicative, applied, functional, practicable, serviceable, ultrapractical, usable (also useable), useful, workable, working
Related Words down-to-earth, pragmatic (also pragmatical), utilitarian; banausic, mundane; accessible, available, obtainable, reachable; all-around (also all-round), handy; active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, operating, operative
Near Antonyms abstract, academic (also academical), armchair, theoretical (also theoretic); inaccessible, unattainable, unavailable, unobtainable, unreachable; unsuitable
2
capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose <I've found this tool really useful for making sure all my pictures are hung straight>
Synonyms available, employable, exploitable, fit, functional, operable, practicable, serviceable, useful
3
providing service or assistance <hopefully, the consultant's financial advice will prove useful in planning for our retirement>
Related Words advantageous, beneficial, efficacious, favorable, productive, profitable, salutary; accommodating, obliging
Near Antonyms ineffective, ineffectual; adverse, disadvantageous, inconvenient, profitless, unfavorable
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