Synonyms for convenience
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Necessary — ellipsis of public convenience (“a public lavatory”)
can, rest room, necessary, bathroom US, washroom, toilet, water closet UK, closet, lavatory formal, loo, john, urinal, latrine, toilet room dated, privy dated, johnny dated, crapper vulgar
2. Advantage
use, advantage, facility, appliance, gadget, contrivance, widget, contraption, gizmo slang
3. Comfort station
comfort station US, wash room, public toilet, public convenience
Other
expediency, leisure, amenity, fitness, propriety, accommodation, commodiousness
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being convenient.
Fast food is popular because of its cost and convenience.
- n. 2
Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.
- n. 3
A convenient time.
We will come over and begin the work at your convenience.
Related words
- Word family
- convene convenient convent convention
- Phrases
- convenience store public convenience modern convenience
Forms
- Plural
- conveniences → cans, necessarys, bathrooms, washrooms…
Example sentences
- advantage He took advantage of my ignorance and deceived me.
- gadget This is a great time-saving gadget for the housewife.
- leisure Please look through these papers at your leisure.
- amenity The health spa was the hotel’s primary amenity.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| convenience | falling | |
| advantage | steady | |
| gadget | rising | |
| leisure | steady | |
| amenity | falling | |
| expediency | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- can1, use1, loo1
- 4 letters
- john1
- 5 letters
- privy2, gizmo2
- 6 letters
- toilet2, johnny2, closet2, gadget2, widget2, urinal
- 7 letters
- fitness2, leisure2, amenity4, latrine2, crapper
- 8 letters
- facility4, bathroom2, lavatory4, washroom2
- 9 letters
- necessary4, advantage3, appliance3, propriety4
- 10 letters
- expediency5
- 11 letters
- contraption3, contrivance3
- 13 letters
- accommodation5
- 14 letters
- commodiousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (privy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- chaise percée