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What is the adjective for utilitarian?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs utilize, utilise, utilitarianise and utilitarianize which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

utility
  1. Having to do with, or owned by, a service provider.
  2. Designating of a room in a house or building where mechanical equipment is installed; such as a furnace, water tank/heater, circuit breaker, and/or air conditioning unit; and often equipped with hookups for laundry equipment (washer/dryer).
  3. Synonyms:
      4. functional, plain, simple, unadorned, unornamented, spartan, bare, undecorated, unembellished, basic, unfussy, ascetic, modest, severe, uncluttered, minimalist, clinical, characterless, impersonal, colorless, colourless, soulless, workaday, unostentatious, antiseptic, institutional, without frills, no frills, substantive, effective, practical, useful, utilitarian, applicable, serviceable, sensible, handy, usable, useable, practicable, suitable, appropriate, perfect, good, fit, ideal, apt, fitting … more
utilitarian
  1. of or relating to utility
  2. practical and functional, not just for show.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. functional, useful, practical, serviceable, handy, working, pragmatic, effective, efficient, pragmatical, workaday, utility, neat, substantive, nuts and bolts, to the purpose, suited to the purpose, practicable, utile, applicable, convenient, fit, nifty, helpful, sensible, usable, useable, employable, workable, profitable, available, exploitable, operable, appropriate, operative, functioning, operational, of use, very helpful, suitable, purposeful, perfect, good, ideal, apt, beneficial, of service, advantageous, fitting, purposive … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Wooden furniture units were the hottest items on the list, and were valued for their good looks as well as their utilitarian value.”
      “The building, whose economical and utilitarian design gives it an imposing solidarity, is still there, situated about 300 meters from the Bosphorus shoreline.”
      “Why should settings for playful relaxation be so often boringly utilitarian?”
utilitylike
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a utility.
utilitarianist
  1. Relating to utilitarianism.
utilizable
  1. Able to be utilized
  2. Synonyms:
      3. functional, useful, fit, serviceable, accessible, practicable, operative, employable, applicable, exploitable, practical, ready, running, utile, convenient, valid, good, helpful, beneficial, open, advantageous, current, profitable, valuable, consumable, unused, expendable, adaptable, exhaustible, instrumental, subservient, wieldy, at hand, at one's disposal, in order, usable, available, operable, working, useable, workable, viable, functioning, feasible, applicative, operational, can be used, easy to reach, doable, handy … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Hence the quantity of utilizable energy in the universe tends to diminish.”
      “Thus, it becomes apparent that groundwater makes up the majority of the world's utilizable freshwater resources, 95 per cent or more by volume.”
      “In one hectare, the utilizable wood volume of coconut fronds per palm is about 996 board feet per year.”
utile
  1. (now rare) Useful.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. serviceable, functional, practical, usable, practicable, working, fit, useable, workable, operative, functioning, applicable, operational, effective, employable, viable, actionable, convenient, applicative, available, handy, utilitarian, exploitable, operable, applied, efficient, profitable, valuable, ultrapractical, dependable, durable, sturdy, in working order, of use, useful, helpful, utilizable, utilisable, good, accessible, running, beneficial, advantageous, ready, operating, valid, open, neat, feasible, current … more
utilized
  1. Being used.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. engaged, reserved, busy, occupied, employed, taken, being used, in use, tied down, tied up, unavailable, full, preoccupied, utilised, booked, held, spoken for, applied, practical, practicable, applicable, functional, pragmatic, useable, useful, actionable, applicative, practised, practiced, pragmatical, realistic, usable, viable, workable, working, accomplishable, empirical, exercised, feasible, operative, serviceable, used, adapted, correlated, effective, empiric, experiential, realisable, realizable, reasonable … more
utilisable
  1. Alternative form of utilizable
  2. Examples:
      3. “The BBC's unequalled wealth of audio resources present directly and easily utilisable products for mobile operators.”
      “The concerns of the local people at this juncture are almost invariably directed towards loss of utilisable resources and amenity.”
utilizing
  1. present participle of utilize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. using, employing, wielding, working, harnessing, utilising, adopting, engaging, fielding, manipulating, operating, plying, availing yourself of, making do with, making use of, maneuvering, manoeuvring, applying, appropriating, availing oneself of, calling upon, deploying, exploiting, resorting, taking advantage of, directing, finding a use for, handling, putting into service, running, guiding, calling into play, turning to account, putting to good use, enjoying, implementing, gaining from, deriving benefit from, working with, exercising, benefitting from, doing with, consuming, putting to use, advancing, turning to good account, bringing to bear, making the most of, looking to, bringing into play … more
utilised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of utilise
  2. Synonyms:
      3. took, occupied, used, filled, secured, utilized, held, monopolized, preoccupied, reserved, adopted, book, booked, engaged, bagged, monopolised, took up, struck, holden, taken up, stricken, taken, seized, acted on, took advantage of, grabbed, capitalized on, exploited, made the most of, grasped, snatched, pursued, caught, acted upon, maximized, snagged, pounced on, nailed, snared, accepted, jumped at, milked, built on, derived benefit from, profited from, put to advantage, took action on, cashed in on, played on, jumped on … more
utilising
  1. present participle of utilise
  2. Synonyms:
      3. using, employing, utilizing, wielding, working, harnessing, adopting, engaging, fielding, manipulating, operating, plying, availing yourself of, making do with, making use of, maneuvering, manoeuvring, applying, appropriating, availing oneself of, calling upon, deploying, exploiting, resorting, taking advantage of, directing, finding a use for, handling, putting into service, running, guiding, calling into play, turning to account, putting to good use, exercising, putting to use, implementing, turning to good account, bringing to bear, making the most of, bringing into play, drawing on, capitalizing on, controlling, enjoying, practising, practicing, channeling, channelling, mobilizing … more
utilitarianised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of utilitarianise
utilitarianising
  1. present participle of utilitarianise
utilitarianized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of utilitarianize
utilitarianizing
  1. present participle of utilitarianize
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