Utility
Utility noun - The capacity for being useful for some purpose.
Usage example: the store specializes in gee-whiz gadgetry of dubious utility
Value is a synonym for utility in usefulness topic. In some cases you can use "Value" instead a noun "Utility".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| human | human utility | human value |
| high | high utility | high value |
| low | low utility | low value |
| normal | normal utility | normal value |
| Other adjectives: true, single, sheer, dubious, obvious, actual, real, great, little, practical, general, possible, less, hidden, limited, additional, maximum, cultural, added, defensive, tactical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Many other basic resources can be combined (with the right tools) to produce more advanced resources that have more utility and value.
Source: Video Game / This War of Mine -
Oblivion also follows Morrowind's precedent for rewarding quest completions with trinkets and clothing of minor value and varying utility.
Source: And Your Reward Is Clothes - It doesn't have the same range, utility, or entertainment value as the air taser, and is therefore uninteresting to expound upon.
Source: Static Stun Gun
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Value and Utility. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/utility/value
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