Synonyms of service

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noun

ˈsər-vəs 

1

as in kindness

an act of kind assistance

performed many services for the charitable organization

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kindness
• privilege
• grace
• courtesy
• mercy
• indulgence
• blessing
• benefit
• benevolence
• favor
• advantage
• waiver
• turn
• boon
• dispensation
• license
• liberty
• licence
• godsend
• manna

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interference
• obstacle
• impediment
• hindrance
• hurdle

2

as in use

the capacity for being useful for some purpose

that broom is worn out beyond all service

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worthlessness
• uselessness
• inapplicability
• inappropriateness

3

as in troops

the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation

at the time the country had about a million men and women in the service

Synonyms & Similar Words

• troops
• military
• soldiers
• armed forces
• colors
• force
• servicemen
• defense
• militia
• rank and file
• soldiery
• reserves
• GIs
• servicewomen
• armor
• gendarmerie
• men-at-arms
• gendarmery
• GI's

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilians
• noncombatants

4

as in agency

a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization

the OSS, the nation's wartime intelligence service

Synonyms & Similar Words

• agency
• department
• office
• bureau
• desk
• branch
• division
• arm
• subdivision
• subdepartment

service

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adjective

as in military

of or relating to the armed services

spent his time in the army as a correspondent for service newspapers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• military
• martial
• naval
• paramilitary
• mercenary
• regular
• militant
• enlisted
• soldierly
• warlike
• militaristic
• gladiatorial
• militarist
• GI

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civil
• civilian
• nonmilitary

service

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verb

as in to condition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• condition
• maintain
• aid
• ready
• care (for)
• prepare
• restore
• right
• refresh
• renew
• help
• revitalize
• revive
• rejuvenate
• reform
• cure
• freshen
• improve
• overhaul
• regenerate
• modify
• correct
• redress
• better
• heal
• rebuild
• rectify
• adjust
• refreshen
• fix up
• repair
• enhance
• refurbish
• enrich
• patch
• reconstruct
• ameliorate
• furbish
• revamp
• renovate
• doctor
• meliorate
• recondition
• fix
• mend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• damage
• hurt
• break
• harm
• impair
• ruin
• wreck
• flaw
• spoil
• injure
• mar
• deface
• blemish
• disable
• disfigure
• cripple
• vandalize
• mutilate
• maim
• mangle

Examples of service in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Stephanie Jo Yocum Democrat Stephanie Jo Yocum is the chair of the Indiana state commission on volunteerism and service called Serve Indiana. —Nadia Scharf, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Sep. 2024

House Democrats are looking to call out Republicans by pushing for a vote on a set of bills guaranteeing access to in vitro fertilization services and expanding insurance coverage for IVF and other fertility services. —Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Sep. 2024

Adjective

The Spa at the Breakers in Palm Beach (pictured here) is just one service provider that includes pre-service consult to make guests facing physical limitations or special considerations feel incredibly welcome and at ease before stepping into their facilities. —Zee Krstic, goodhousekeeping.com, 11 May 2023

Some afternoons, the answer is no, which is just the reality for a small counter-service operation with a large menu apparently designed for almost every taqueria in the chain. —Tim Carman, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023

Verb

In the process, that made servicing U.S. debt more costly as Treasury bonds paid out higher yields. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2024

This watch was serviced by F.P. Journe in 2018, and should offer plenty of great wear opportunities as a result. —Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2024