Influence and Utility

Influence

Influence noun - The power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly.

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Utility and influence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Utility" instead a noun "Influence".

Utility noun - The capacity for being useful for some purpose.

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Influence and utility are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Influence" instead a noun "Utility".

human	human influence	human utility
high	high influence	high utility
direct	direct influence	direct utility
single	single influence	single utility
Other adjectives: obvious, strong, powerful, actual, real, great, huge, little, main, social, important, possible, less, immense, cultural, biggest, strongest.

Mundane Utility: In the anime, Nate doesn't usually use the Yo-kai to battle, instead he summons them to influence the emotions of people or other Yo-Kai.

Source: Anime / Yo-kai Watch
Selective Magnetism: The buoy has a magnetic pull that can pull in the Dynamic Duo's utility belts with enough force to completely restrain them, but seems to have no influence on anything they pull from the belt, the torpedo, or their boat parked directly next to the buoy.

Source: Film / Batman: The Movie

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