Plain
Plain adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.
Utilitarian and plain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Utilitarian" instead an adjective "Plain".
Utilitarian
Utilitarian adjective - Having a useful function.
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Synonyms for Utilitarian
Plain and utilitarian are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plain" instead an adjective "Utilitarian".
Nearby Words: utility, utilitarianism
Both words in one sentence
- Uriel lives in a more plain and utilitarian hurricane.
Source: Literature / Unsong - And where Bronn is rather thuggish looking with a plain, utilitarian style, Daario always looks exotic and colorful to a ridiculously self-indulgent extant.
Source: Foil / A Song of Ice and Fire -
Nog of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine walks with a plain, utilitarian cane when he experiences phantom pain in an injured leg even after it's physically healed.
Source: Classy Cane
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