Definitions

useful

[yoos-fuhl] / ˈyus fəl /

ADJECTIVE

beneficial, valuable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advantageous appropriate convenient effective favorable fruitful good handy helpful practical pragmatic profitable proper suitable

STRONG

utile

WEAK

all-purpose applied brave commodious fit functional instrumental meet of assistance of service of use practicable propitious purposive salutary serviceable subsidiary suited toward

Antonyms

STRONGEST

awkward bad disadvantageous disagreeable harmful hurtful impotent improper inappropriate incapable inconvenient injurious misbehaving unacceptable unfitting unhandy unhelpful unproductive unskilled unsuitable unsuited useless worthless

WEAK

unusable unvaluable

Example Sentences

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One especially useful touch for travelers: the spa offers quick-drying traditional polishes, making it easier to get back to sightseeing without worrying about smudges.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Such robots could be especially useful for working alongside people, operating in challenging environments, and performing delicate tasks, including assisting with surgery.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Others in AI research said that Anthropic, by admitting it was silently interfering with the model to make it less useful, was setting a dangerous precedent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Futures that mirror stock prices don’t seem useful, but futures allow for higher leverage than basic stock trading.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Miss Mortimer’s unexpected reaction jolted Penelope into a useful change of perspective: That terrifying business with the guard was nothing more than a funny escapade, really!

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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