utility - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility

Synonyms

• utility

More generic

• service

Noun

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

Synonyms

• utility

More generic

• facility
• installation

More specific

• electrical plant
• electrical system
• heat
• heating
• heating plant
• heating system
• plumbing
• plumbing system

Noun

the quality of being of practical use

Synonyms

• usefulness
• utility

More generic

• quality

Opposite / Antonyms

• inutility

More specific

• detergence
• detergency
• function
• helpfulness
• instrumentality
• practicability
• practicableness
• practicality
• purpose
• role
• serviceability
• serviceableness
• usability
• usableness
• use
• useableness

Noun

(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer

Synonyms

• service program
• utility
• utility program

More generic

• computer program
• computer programme
• program
• programme

More specific

• device driver
• diagnostic program
• driver
• input program
• output program
• sort program
• sorting program
• trace program

Related

• service routine
• utility routine

Noun

a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

Synonyms

• public utility
• public utility company
• public-service corporation
• utility

More generic

• service

More specific

• bus company
• bus service
• electric company
• gas company
• gas service
• light company
• phone company
• phone service
• power company
• power service
• telco
• telephone company
• telephone service
• water company
• waterworks

Noun

(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice

Synonyms

• utility

More generic

• metric
• system of measurement

More specific

• marginal utility

Adjective

capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

Synonyms

• substitute
• utility

Related

• secondary

Adjective

used of beef; usable but inferior

Synonyms

• utility
• utility-grade

Related

• inferior

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