Synonyms of mileage

mileage

noun

ˈmī-lij 

as in use

the capacity for being useful for some purpose

I bought this dishwasher just last year—there is still a lot of mileage left in it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• use
• usefulness
• avail
• utility
• service
• benefit
• serviceability
• assistance
• value
• help
• advantage
• account
• serviceableness
• gain
• fitness
• aid
• relevance
• profit
• applicability
• appropriateness
• worth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worthlessness
• uselessness
• inapplicability
• inappropriateness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mileage

Anderson, 59, wore sky-high stilettos in Venice, but most of us would probably get more mileage out of a lower kitten heel like this pair. — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026

Wear it as is for an easy airport outfit, or mix and match the top with your favorite wide-leg jeans and ballet sneakers to get even more styling mileage out of the set. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026

To that end, the film gets a lot of mileage out of Austin Abrams’s performance — the nerves, the bewilderment, the scrounging, the swearing. — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

The Sonata's owner drove nearly double the annual average mileage for American drivers. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026