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utile

utile

9.3
Useful for helping people or things in a practical way
  • adjective
  • /ˈjuːtəl/
translation icon : útil
  • The new software proved utile in managing the company's finances efficiently.

Examples

  • Many found the pocket dictionary utile for quick reference when traveling abroad.

  • Her advice was particularly utile during that difficult period.

  • This tool is utile for fixing broken appliances.

  • The information provided was very utile.

  • Many found the pocket dictionary utile for quick reference when traveling abroad.

  • Her advice was particularly utile during that difficult period.

  • The new software proved utile in managing the company's finances efficiently.

Synonyms

useful
vsutile
947 1.0

Helps you do practical tasks or solve a problem

is about general capacity to provide benefit rather than immediate usability
handy
vsutile
205 1.0

Useful and easy to use when you need it

emphasizes general ability to give benefit rather than convenience or availability
utilizable
vsutile
6.6

Can be used for a practical purpose

is about providing benefit or service rather than profit or mere potential

Antonyms

useless
550 1.0

Not able to do the job it is made for

ineffective
90 3.4

Not working well enough to give the wanted result

How Useful

valuable
526 2.5
helpful
689 1.0
utile
9.3
unhelpful
17 3.0
useless
550 1.0

Surface Forms

utile positive

Etymology

Utile comes from the Latin parts util- and uti, which mean 'to use'. Like the English words use and utility, it points to something that gives a benefit or is 'useful', so that's why utile means 'useful'.