useful

useful

adjective

Definition of USEFUL

1

capable of being put to use or account <useful suggestions for limiting the amount of food we eat>

Synonyms actionable, applicable, applicative, applied, functional, practicable, serviceable, ultrapractical, usable (also useable), useful, workable, working

Related Words down-to-earth, pragmatic (also pragmatical), utilitarian; banausic, mundane; accessible, available, obtainable, reachable; all-around (also all-round), handy; active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, operating, operative

Near Antonyms abstract, academic (also academical), armchair, theoretical (also theoretic); inaccessible, unattainable, unavailable, unobtainable, unreachable; unsuitable

Antonyms impracticable, impractical, inapplicable, nonpractical, unusable, unworkable, useless

2

capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose <I've found this tool really useful for making sure all my pictures are hung straight>

Synonyms available, employable, exploitable, fit, functional, operable, practicable, serviceable, useful

Related Words applicable, relevant; doable, feasible, viable, workable; reusable

Antonyms impracticable, inoperable, nonfunctional, unavailable, unemployable, unusable

3

providing service or assistance <hopefully, the consultant's financial advice will prove useful in planning for our retirement>

Synonyms conducive, facilitative, useful

Related Words advantageous, beneficial, efficacious, favorable, productive, profitable, salutary; accommodating, obliging

Near Antonyms ineffective, ineffectual; adverse, disadvantageous, inconvenient, profitless, unfavorable

Antonyms unhelpful, useless