MILEAGE Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

mileage

noun

ˈmī-lij

Definition of mileage

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

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Recent Examples of mileage Common business expenses that can be tax deductible include employee wages and benefits, office rent and utilities, business insurance, equipment and supplies, and vehicle mileage. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 The Nike main app then automatically surfaces shoe recommendations tailored for higher-mileage runners. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 31 July 2026 The concentration becomes clearer when the figures are compared with road mileage. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 All of that mileage has taken a toll on the rover, as these new images show. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mileage

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Noun

Two people were arrested, but charges were dropped pending the outcome of the internal review after complaints about the use of force.

— Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Despite trust provisions, the court found the Kittrells were contingent beneficiaries due to their son's powers to benefit them and their continued personal use and control of trust assets.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of use

Noun

Once a measure becomes the target, its usefulness rapidly declines because people change their behavior to improve the score.

— Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Chiron turns retrograde in your 6th House of Work and Wellness, stirring old sensitivity around productivity, usefulness, or the pressure to keep pushing when your system is clearly asking for adjustment.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of usefulness

Noun

After that, when the impossibility of recovering anyone else became clear, Al-Zaharnah and others kept hoping international organizations would convince Israel to allow more construction equipment, but to little avail.

— Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Ronaldo tried a bicycle kick on the rebound, to no avail.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026

Definition of avail

Noun

Rising adoption of rooftop and distributed solar systems in South Africa is reducing national grid demand, squeezing utilities’ revenues and prompting interest in diversification.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Vitello and the Giants will likely look to second-year utility player Christian Koss to fill in at third base.

— Devin Bradshaw, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2026

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