Dear and Useful

Dear

Dear adjective - Commanding a large price.

Useful and dear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Useful" instead an adjective "Dear".

Nearby Words: dearly, deary, dearie

Useful

Useful adjective - Capable of being put to use or account.

Dear and useful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dear" instead an adjective "Useful".

Nearby Words: use, useless, used, usefulness, usefully

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / The Orphan Master's Son Even those in government work under the risk that one day the Dear Leader will simply decide they're no longer useful and simply make them disappear.
  • Video Game / Back To The Future: The Game Marty's Ripple Effect Indicator picture of dear ol' Dad comes in useful again when he needs to make Trixie think that Kid Tannen reneged on his deal and killed Artie anyway by having Zane do a caricature sketch of George and then post it on "The Wall" (of people Kid had killed).
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