1. utility
noun. ['juːˈtɪləti'] a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation.
Synonyms
- phone company
- gas service
- phone service
- water company
- public utility
- light company
- bus company
- service
- public-service corporation
- waterworks
- electric company
- power company
- power service
- bus service
- telephone company
- telco
- telephone service
- gas company
Antonyms
- naivete
- fidelity
- worthlessness
- infidelity
Etymology
- utilitet (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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Words that Rhyme with Public Utility
- comprehensibility
- overwhelmability
- irresponsibility
- responsibility
- inaccessibility
- susceptibility
- deductibility
- compatibility
- combinability
- acceptability
- palatability
- invisibility
- flexibility
- electability
- applicability
- affordability
- admissibility
- adaptability
- reliability
- probability
- malleability
- irritability
- availability
- volatility
- versatility
- possibility
- legibility
- feasibility
- capability
- amiability
Example sentences of the word public-utility
1. Noun Phrase
In some cases, a single pole may be designed to support numerous types of public utility equipment.
2. Noun Phrase
As a public utility company, SRP salaries are expected to be competitive with similar jobs in the area.
2. utility
noun. ['juːˈtɪləti'] the quality of being of practical use.
Synonyms
- use
- usability
- serviceableness
- helpfulness
- useless
- usableness
- detergency
- serviceability
- useableness
- role
- practicality
- quality
- utile
- function
- instrumentality
- practicableness
- usefulness
- detergence
- purpose
- useful
Antonyms
- impracticability
- inutility
- impracticableness
- useless
- uselessness
- useful
Etymology
- utilitet (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. utility
noun. ['juːˈtɪləti'] the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility.
Antonyms
- functional
Etymology
- utilitet (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. utility
adjective. ['juːˈtɪləti'] capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team.
Synonyms
- secondary
Antonyms
- infeasibility
- conserve
Etymology
- utilitet (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. utility
noun. ['juːˈtɪləti'] (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer.
Synonyms
- service program
- utility routine
- driver
- sorting program
- program
- trace program
- device driver
- input program
- service routine
- diagnostic program
- output program
- utility program
- computer programme
- sort program
- programme
Antonyms
- impractical
- practical
- wholesomeness
- generality
Etymology
- utilitet (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. utility
adjective. ['juːˈtɪləti'] used of beef; usable but inferior.
Synonyms
- inferior
Antonyms
- inactivity
- abstain
Etymology
- utilitet (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. public
adjective. ['ˈpʌblɪk'] not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole.
Synonyms
- state-supported
- in the public eye
- open
- exoteric
- national
- unexclusive
- overt
- semipublic
Antonyms
- private
- esoteric
- unfree
- classified
Etymology
- publik (Anglo-Norman)
8. public
noun. ['ˈpʌblɪk'] people in general considered as a whole.
Synonyms
- people
- admass
- world
- populace
Antonyms
- bar
- seal
- close
- bolt
Etymology
- publik (Anglo-Norman)
9. public
adjective. ['ˈpʌblɪk'] affecting the people or community as a whole.
Antonyms
- restricted
Etymology
- publik (Anglo-Norman)
10. public
noun. ['ˈpʌblɪk'] a body of people sharing some common interest.
Antonyms
- cork
Etymology
- publik (Anglo-Norman)