useful
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.use·ful
adjective \ˈyüs-fəl\Definition of USEFUL
1
: capable of being put to use; especially : serviceable for an end or purpose <useful tools>
2
: of a valuable or productive kind <do something useful with your life>
— use·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb
See Examples of USEFUL
- Does anyone have any useful suggestions?
- It can be useful to know CPR.
- The Internet is useful for finding information quickly.
- She has become one of the team's most useful players.
- Why don't you do something useful with your life?
First Known Use of USEFUL
1595
Related to USEFUL
- Synonyms
- actionable, applicable, applicative, applied, functional, practicable, serviceable, ultrapractical, usable (also useable), practical, workable, working
- Antonyms
- impracticable, impractical, inapplicable, nonpractical, unusable, unworkable, useless
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