Need and Utility

Need

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

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

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

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

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

human	human need	human utility
high	high need	high utility
low	low need	low utility
true	true need	true utility
Other adjectives: genuine, single, sheer, obvious, strong, powerful, actual, real, great, huge, little, social, innate, practical, general, possible, less, limited, last.

They don't even need it for its utility as a conductor, since Asimov's "positronics" are said to be superior to mere electronics and instead employ a sponge of platinum-irridium alloy.

Source: Worthless Yellow Rocks
One D-Mod, Mystery Island, which was also created by Seth, is included with the official release of the game (GNU FreeDink users will need to install it separately using the included DFArc utility).

Source: Video Game / Dink Smallwood
Also, be able to go to the smelly parts of the sewers without danger (Copies can't smell!), work a neat costume, be able to keep an eye out for bullies, not need to use anesthetic...Jade is the MISTRESS of Mundane Utility!

Source: Mundane Utility / Web Original

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