Antonyms for utility
yuˈtɪl ɪ tiutil·i·ty

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1. utilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   usefulness, noteEtymology 1

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1. utility

   Utility (Latin utilis, useful) signifies primarily the quality of being useful, but is somewhat more abstract and philosophical than usefulness or use, and is often employed to denote adaptation to produce a valuable result, while usefulness denotes the actual production of such result. We contrast beauty and utility. We say of an invention, its utility is questionable, or, on the other hand, its usefulness has been proved by ample trial, or I have found it of use; still, utility and usefulness are frequently interchanged. Expediency (Latin ex, out, and pes, foot; literally, the getting the foot out) refers primarily to escape from or avoidance of some difficulty or trouble; either expediency or utility may be used to signify profit or advantage considered apart from right as the ground of moral obligation, or of actions that have a moral character, expediency denoting immediate advantage on a contracted view, and especially with reference to avoiding danger, difficulty, or loss, while utility may be so broadened as to cover all existence through all time, as in the utilitarian theory of morals. Policy is often used in a kindred sense, more positive than expediency but narrower than utility, as in the proverb, "Honesty is the best policy." Compare PROFIT.

   Antonyms:
   disadvantage, folly, futility, impolicy, inadequacy, inexpediency, inutility, unprofitableness, uselessness, worthlessness

   Synonyms:
   advantage, avail, benefit, expediency, profit, service, serviceableness, use, usefulness

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1. utility

   Synonyms:
   usefulness, benefit, profit, advantage, advantageousness, service

Matched Categories

1. • Computer Science
   • Economics
   • Program
   • Quality
   • Service
   • System Of Measurement

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1. utility, public utility, public utility company, public-service corporationnoun

   a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

   Antonyms:
   uselessness, unusefulness, inutility, superior, primary

   Synonyms:
   public utility company, public-service corporation, usefulness, public utility, service program, utility program

2. utility, usefulnessnoun

   the quality of being of practical use

   Antonyms:
   unusefulness, inutility, uselessness, primary, superior

   Synonyms:
   public utility company, public-service corporation, usefulness, public utility, service program, utility program

3. utilitynoun

   the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility

   "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane"

   Antonyms:
   unusefulness, uselessness, inutility, primary, superior

   Synonyms:
   public utility company, public-service corporation, usefulness, public utility, service program, utility program

4. utilitynoun

   (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice

   Antonyms:
   inutility, unusefulness, uselessness, primary, superior

   Synonyms:
   public utility company, public-service corporation, usefulness, public utility, service program, utility program

5. utility program, utility, service programnoun

   (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer

   "a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users"

   Antonyms:
   inutility, uselessness, unusefulness, superior, primary

   Synonyms:
   public utility company, service program, usefulness, public-service corporation, public utility, utility program

6. utilityadjective

   a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal

   "the price of the house included all utilities"

   Antonyms:
   uselessness, inutility, unusefulness, primary, superior

   Synonyms:
   public utility company, public-service corporation, usefulness, public utility, service program, utility program

7. utility(a), utility-gradeadjective

   used of beef; usable but inferior

   Antonyms:
   uselessness, inutility, unusefulness, primary, superior

8. utility(a), substitute(a)adjective

   capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

   "a utility infielder"

   Antonyms:
   unusefulness, inutility, uselessness, superior, primary

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1. utilitynoun

   Antonyms:
   inutility

   Synonyms:
   usefulness

   Associated words:
   utilitarian, utilitarianism, utilizable

How to use utility in a sentence?

1. Chief Executive Ed Tilly:

   Our position has always been that when our customers tell us that there's no utility in the trading crowd, when brokers provide no service to their customers, the electronic solution will close the trading floor, not Cboe and not its management team.

2. Granger Morgan:

   We’ve got the federal regulators overseeing the high voltage system that brings power across long distances. We’ve got state public utility commissions dealing with things at the state level, we got both private and public power.

3. Doug Larson:

   Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, opulence is when you have three - and paradise is when you have none.

4. Bernie Sanders:

   I will be campaigning in support of the Liberty Union utility proposal which calls for the public ownership of Vermont's private electric companies without compensation to the banks and wealthy stockholders who own the vast majority of stock in these companies, i will also be calling for public ownership of New England Telephone company -- which is probably the single greatest rip-off company in America.

5. San Sebastian Mayor Javier Jimenez:

   The governor should have acted with more urgency and he should have taken charge of the utility company.

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