Synonyms for useful
- adjective
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All synonyms
Adjective
1. Handy
handy, beneficial, valuable, advantageous, helpful, serviceable, good, practical, worthwhile, usable, effective, suitable, salutary, profitable, convenient, utilitarian, functional, commodious, fruitful, expedient, constructive, conducive
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having a practical or beneficial use.
That’s a very useful tool for gardeners.
Related words
- Phrases
- useful life come in useful
Example sentences
- valuable To the eye of an artist, this is valuable, I hear.
- beneficial Red wine is beneficial, its secret lies in dosing.
- handy My hands come in handy when I have no other tools.
- advantageous This marriage will be advantageous to his career.
- purposive These studies make use of purposive sampling.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| useful | steady | |
| valuable | falling | |
| beneficial | steady | |
| handy | rising | |
| advantageous | falling | |
| purposive | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- good1
- 5 letters
- handy2, utile
- 6 letters
- usable3
- 7 letters
- helpful2, noteful
- 8 letters
- valuable3, suitable3, fruitful2, salutary4
- 9 letters
- effective3, practical3, conducive3, expedient4, purposive
- 10 letters
- convenient3, functional3, beneficial4, profitable4, worthwhile2, commodious4
- 11 letters
- serviceable4, utilitarian6
- 12 letters
- constructive3, advantageous4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (handy2 = 2 syllables).