Textual thesaurus for "utility"

(adj) substitute

capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

a utility infielder

(adj) utility-grade

used of beef; usable but inferior

(noun) usefulness

the quality of being of practical use

(noun) utility program, service program

(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer

a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users

(noun) public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation

a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation