UTILITY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UTILITY?

Need another word that means the same as “utility”? Find 37 synonyms and 30 related words for “utility” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Utility” are: service program, utility program, usefulness, public-service corporation, public utility, public utility company, use, advantage, benefit, value, help, helpfulness, profitability, convenience, practicality, effectiveness, efficacy, avail, service, serviceableness, advantageousness, utility-grade, substitute, practical, functional, serviceable, useful, sensible, effective, efficient, pragmatic, realistic, working, workaday, handy, neat, ordinary

Utility as a Noun

Definitions of "Utility" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “utility” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A program designed for general support of the processes of a computer.
• A utility program.
• The state of being useful, profitable, or beneficial.
• A facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal.
• (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer.
• (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice.
• A measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice.
• A company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation.
• (in game theory or economics) a measure of that which is sought to be maximized in any situation involving a choice.
• The service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility.
• Stocks and bonds in public utilities.
• The quality of being of practical use.
• An organization supplying the community with electricity, gas, water, or sewerage.
• A utility vehicle.

Synonyms of "Utility" as a noun (21 Words)

advantage	A score marking a point interim between deuce and winning the game. The village s proximity to the town is an advantage.
advantageousness	The quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome.
avail	Use or benefit. He begged her to reconsider but to no avail.
benefit	A performance to raise money for a charitable cause. The changes are of benefit to commerce.
convenience	The state of being able to proceed with something without difficulty. The large council car park next to the public conveniences.
effectiveness	The degree to which something is successful in producing a desired result; success. The effectiveness of the treatment.
efficacy	The ability to produce a desired or intended result. Concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine.
help	A person or thing that helps. They hired additional help to finish the work.
helpfulness	Friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition. The email server has already proved its helpfulness as well as importance.
practicality	Concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities. There are still major doubts about the practicality of the proposal.
profitability	The quality of affording gain or benefit or profit. Intense rivalry reduces industry profitability.
public utility	People in general considered as a whole.
public utility company	A body of people sharing some common interest.
public-service corporation	Slang for a paunch.
service	A company or agency that performs a public service subject to government regulation. The probation service.
service program	Periodic maintenance on a car or machine.
serviceableness	The quality of being able to provide good service.
use	The action of using something or the state of being used for a purpose. A few years after penicillin came into use.
usefulness	The quality or fact of being useful. Faults that affect the book s usefulness.
utility program	The quality of being of practical use.
value	(music) the relative duration of a musical note. The artist has used adjacent colour values as the landscape recedes.

Usage Examples of "Utility" as a noun

• He had a poor opinion of the utility of book learning.
• A handy utility for converting one graphics file type to another.
• A computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users.

Utility as an Adjective

Definitions of "Utility" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “utility” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Useful, especially through being able to perform several functions.
• Denoting a player capable of playing in several different positions in a sport.
• Capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team.
• Used of beef; usable but inferior.
• Functional rather than attractive.

Synonyms of "Utility" as an adjective (16 Words)

effective	Able to accomplish a purpose functioning effectively G B Shaw. The regulation will be effective from January.
efficient	Preventing the wasteful use of a particular resource. The efficient cause of the revolution.
functional	Performing or capable of performing. Using functional notation we can write where L is the transactions demand for money.
handy	Convenient to handle or use; useful. Found a handy spot for the can opener.
neat	(of a person) habitually tidy, smart, or well organized. Neat handwriting.
ordinary	With no special or distinctive features; normal. It was just an ordinary evening.
practical	Having or put to a practical purpose or use. A practical failure.
pragmatic	Relating to pragmatics. Not ideology but pragmatic politics.
realistic	Having or showing a sensible and practical idea of what can be achieved or expected. A realistic novel.
sensible	Done or chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit. A sensible choice.
serviceable	Fulfilling its function adequately; usable. Serviceable equipment.
substitute	Artificial and inferior. Substitute coffee.
useful	Having a useful function. A useful member of society.
utility-grade	Used of beef; usable but inferior.
workaday	Not special, unusual, or interesting; ordinary. Your humble workaday PC.
working	Serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity. Improvements in living and working conditions.

Usage Examples of "Utility" as an adjective

• A utility truck.
• Utility clothing.
• A utility player.
• A utility infielder.

Associations of "Utility" (30 Words)

advantageous	Giving an advantage. We are in an advantageous position.
availability	The quality of being able to be used or obtained. Turkey producers had been losing sales because of the all year round availability of beef.
beneficial	Resulting in good; favourable or advantageous. The process was beneficial to both supplier and customer.
clinically	In a very efficient and detached way. The clinically clean kitchen design is curiously devoid of atmosphere.
effectively	Actually but not officially or explicitly. She is effectively his wife.
effectual	(of a legal document) valid or binding. Tobacco smoke is the most effectual protection against the midge.
efficacious	Marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect-Aldous Huxley. Written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices of the readers.
facilitation	The action of facilitating something. The response is dependent on the frequency of stimulation and on neuromuscular facilitation.
facilitative	Freeing from difficulty or impediment. Facilitative changes in the economic structure.
function	Mathematics a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set the domain of the function is associated with an element of another set the range of the function. The function bx c.
functional	Designed to be practical and useful, rather than attractive. Functional diarrhoea.
gainful	Yielding a fair profit. He soon found gainful employment.
handled	Having a usually specified type of handle. Brass handled doors.
helpful	Useful. Pages of helpful information.
improving	Getting higher or more vigorous. A large improving picture hung opposite.
invaluable	Extremely useful; indispensable. An invaluable source of information.
misappropriate	Appropriate (as property entrusted to one’s care) fraudulently to one’s own use. The report revealed that department officials had misappropriated funds.
operational	Relating to or in accordance with operationalism. The coffee bar s initial operational costs.
paying	For which money is paid. A paying job.
pragmatic	Relating to pragmatics. Not ideology but pragmatic politics.
profitable	Beneficial; useful. A professionally run and profitable company.
readily	In a punctual manner. He readily admits that the new car surpasses its predecessors.
recyclable	Capable of being used again. The city could sell recyclables at a profit.
reusable	An item which can be used again or more than once. Some parents opt for reusables during the day and disposables at night.
serviceable	Functional and durable rather than attractive. Serviceable low heeled shoes.
undertaking	The action of undertaking to do something. The knowing undertaking of an obligation.
useful	Having a useful function. Aspirins are useful for headaches.
utilitarian	An adherent of utilitarianism. A utilitarian theorist.
utilizable	Capable of being put to a profitable or practical use.
utilize	Convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust. Vitamin C helps your body utilize the iron present in your diet.