Synonyms of avail

avail 1 of 2

noun

as in use

the capacity for being useful for some purpose

although I appreciate the concern, your help would be of little avail in this situation

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worthlessness
• uselessness
• inapplicability
• inappropriateness

avail

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verb

ə-ˈvāl 

as in to benefit

to provide with something useful or desirable

all your begging will not avail you in the least

Synonyms & Similar Words

• benefit
• help
• advantage
• profit
• serve
• assist
• aid
• improve
• work (for)
• succeed
• please
• better
• satisfy
• bless
• gratify
• content
• delight
• gladden

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hinder
• impede
• hurt
• impair
• harm
• damage
• distress
• injure
• upset
• afflict

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of avail

Noun

The conductor, who had spotted de la Rosa ahead and sounded a warning horn to no avail, called for emergency services, but the illustrator was pronounced dead at the scene. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026

For Sabonis, there have been trade discussions with the Charlotte Hornets and Toronto Raptors to no avail. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026

Verb

Born on a farm in Maine, and instructed in local flora by an aunt, Butler availed herself of science classes at the University of Minnesota and went on to become a renowned phycologist. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

The Roman writers Celsus and Pliny the Elder attest to these beliefs; people lined up to avail themselves of bodily elixirs. — Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026

Phrases Containing avail

• of no avail