utility

/jutˈɪləti/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
2. the quality of being of practical use
3. the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
   “the cost of utilities never decreases”
4. (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
5. (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”
6. 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”

adjective

1. used of beef; usable but inferior
2. capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
   “a utility infielder”

Synonyms for utility

• public utility
• public utility company
• public-service corporation
• usefulness
• utility program
• service program
• utility-grade
• inferior
• substitute
• secondary

Antonyms of utility

• inutility

Words that rhyme with utility

• hostility
• capability
• fertility
• flexibility
• irritability
• nobility
• responsibility
• volatility
• amiability
• civility
• fragility
• legibility
• palatability
• senility
• viability
• virility
• acceptability
• adaptability
• admissibility
• agility
• applicability
• availability
• comprehensibility
• debility
• docility
• ductility
• feasibility
• futility
• inaccessibility
• invisibility