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utility

[yoo-til-i-tee] / yuˈtɪl ɪ ti /
NOUN
serviceableness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
service
STRONG
account adequacy advantage advantageousness applicability appropriateness avail benefit convenience efficacy efficiency expediency favor fitness function point practicality productiveness profit relevance serviceability use usefulness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inutility
STRONG
disadvantage hindrance inappropriateness inefficiency loss unsuitability uselessness weakness

Example Sentences

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They stuck together through their 1981 World Series championship season, after which Lopes was traded to the Oakland Athletics for Lance Hudson, a utility player who never made the major leagues.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Ratepayers’ utility bills have been on the rise as new artificial-intelligence data centers guzzle power and utility companies upgrade aging power grids.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Friends and loved ones continued to comb the area for signs of Cynthia, searching creeks and sewer drains and putting up flyers on utility poles.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Algonquin Power is a regulated utility specializing in renewable energy and water solutions.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Maybe you and Dad can try again— Suddenly the door of the utility closet flew open, and the weight on Roy’s chest seemed to vaporize.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen