MULTIPURPOSE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

multipurpose

adjective

Definition of multipurpose next

as in general-purpose

having more than one use or purpose multipurpose furniture The band practiced in the school's multipurpose room.

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Recent Examples of multipurpose The main polling place in Eagle Pass is the city’s multipurpose center, a few miles from an H-E-B grocery store, the mall and the city’s only Starbucks. —

Aarón Torres, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026 There are 38 locomotives and more than 1,000 multipurpose wagons transporting goods such as construction raw materials, food commodities, and general cargo. —

Keith J Fernandez, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Jan. 2026 The new series also aims to introduce a whole new audience to the Broward Center’s Abdo New River Room, a 3,000-square-foot multipurpose banquet room situated between the Au-Rene Theater and Amaturo Theater. —

Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026 Browse And Shop For Work By Local Makers At Maker Exchange, a multipurpose public space located by The Tennessean Hotel, Marriott Knoxville Downtown, and World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, bright colors and graphic patterns draw visitors inside. —

Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for multipurpose

Recent Examples of Synonyms for multipurpose

Adjective

The company says specialized hardware can handle its massive AI workloads more efficiently than general-purpose chips.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
The shortage would not be of general-purpose semiconductors, or microcontrollers, that caused plant shutdowns, low vehicle inventories, disabled features and higher prices in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

— Breana Noble, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026