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Synonyms & Antonyms of useful
- useful suggestions for limiting the amount of food we eat
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- down-to-earth,
- pragmatic
- (also pragmatical),
- utilitarian
- all-around
- (also all-round),
- handy
Near Antonyms for useful
- abstract,
- academic
- (also academical),
- armchair,
- theoretical
- (also theoretic)
Antonyms for useful
- I've found this tool really useful for making sure all my pictures are hung straight
Synonyms for useful
- available,
- employable,
- exploitable,
- fit,
- functional,
- operable,
- practicable,
- serviceable,
- usable
- (also useable)
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Antonyms for useful
- hopefully, the consultant's financial advice will prove useful in planning for our retirement
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“Useful.” The Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/useful. Accessed 12 December 2019.
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The first known use of useful was in 1595
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