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utility

/juˈtɪləti/noun, adjective4 syllables

Utility means: a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation.

Synonyms for utility17

noun, as in a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation

noun, as in (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer

utility program, service program

noun, as in the quality of being of practical use

usefulness

adjective, as in used of beef; usable but inferior

utility-grade, inferior

adjective, as in capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

substitute, secondary

also used for utility

value, advantages, benefit, return, merits, virtue, note

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Opposites of utility

inutility

What does utility mean?8

noun

1

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

2

(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer“a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users”

3

the quality of being of practical use

4

the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility“the cost of utilities never decreases”

5

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

6

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“the price of the house included all utilities”

adjective

1

used of beef; usable but inferior

2

capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team“a utility infielder”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with utility?25

four syllables

abilitymobilityfertilityhostilitynobilityagilitycivilityfragilityfutility

6 syllables

responsibilityavailabilityreliabilitycompatibilityaffordabilitysusceptibility
Show 40 near rhymes
industryactivitiesactivityfacilitiesitalyministryofficiallyinitiallyelectricityindustriesefficiencyphilippinesconspiracyconsistentlydifferentlyinstantlyabilitiesproductivityresponsibilitiescapabilitiespossibilitiesdignitycreativitysympathypublicityconsistencyexplicitlyinfantrydisabilitiestrinityutilitiesproximitytrilogyhumidityimagerytimothysufficientlyvicinityefficientlysimplicity

All 25 rhymes for utility, grouped by syllable

Utility in a sentence

  • If we see any utility in a plant, we help it to grow.unknown
  • He wanted four-wheel drive, so he bought a sports utility vehicle.Tangobango
  • This antique brazier no longer has any real utility.unknown
  • Practical utility and artistic beauty combine to make a comfortable house to live in.unknown
  • He scraped his car on the utility pole at the corner.shekitten
  • Their furniture was chosen for utility rather than style.CM
  • The squirrel climbed all the way to the top of the utility pole.Hybrid
  • We have already been warned that utility rates will rise.AlanF_US

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Forms of utility

as a noun

plural
utilities