USEFULNESS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

usefulness

noun

ˈyüs-fəl-nəs

Definition of usefulness

as in use

the capacity for being useful for some purpose the well-known usefulness of thick phone books as seat boosters for short diners

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Recent Examples of usefulness The achievement represents a step forward in the usefulness of hydrogen mapping. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026 But, as jurors learned, the confusion surrounding the existence of the proffer and the usefulness of an interview led to the decision not to prosecute at the time. — John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 The unit of value becomes the workflow, because an agent's usefulness comes from executing multistep processes across systems. — Emily Lewis-Pinnell, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Advertisement McKleroy, meanwhile, likes to over-research, add more information, and complicate projects past the point of usefulness. — Angela Haupt, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for usefulness

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Noun

Trump wanted courts to allow the use of his preferred map, which lawmakers approved last year at his urging.

— DAVID A. LIEB, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
The league’s involvement with Highmark or any club is ensuring that all fields meet compliance before NFL use, right?

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of use

Noun

For decades, Washington strove to align perceptions across theaters, to little avail.

— Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of avail

Noun

Republicans and Democrats alike have faced anger from voters anxious about the impact a data center built in their community will have on utility bills, property values, and quality of life.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2026
Though the days of urgent pleas to reduce power use in the hopes of preventing major outages appear to be largely over in California, local utilities still employ public safety power shutoffs.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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