useful

Having a practical or beneficial use.

Opposite of

unuseful, useless, unusable, unutilizable, inutile

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈjuːsfəl/

Etymology

From use + -ful.

Synonyms

helpful

serviceable

beneficial

advantageous

practical

profitable

handy

convenient

of use

good

👍

expedient

usable

functional

serve

effective

suitable

utile

available

utilitarian

instrumental

opportune

fitting

sensible

convenience

valuable

applicable

efficacious

comfortable

be beneficial

due

productive

salutary

kind

essential

proper

right

wholesome

apt

be useful

appropriate

shrewdness

stead

sturdy

subservient

useable

used

utility

valid

worthwhile

be advantageous

Sentences

This was especially useful during races , since it improved the aerodynamics .

The dead twigs are also useful as kindling for outdoor fires .

It would be very useful if my web browser could synchronize all of its preferences , not just some .