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useful

adj. being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

useful, of value

adj. being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

useful, utile

adj. being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

utilitarian, useful

adj. having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables"

positive, useful

adj. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"

meaningful

adj. having a meaning or purpose; "a meaningful explanation"; "a meaningful discussion"; "a meaningful pause"

sententious

adj. abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing; "too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation"- Kathleen Barnes

substantial, substantive

adj. having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable; "substantial equivalents"

worthwhile

adj. sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest; "a worthwhile book"

valuable, worthful

adj. having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man"

constructive

adj. emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good; "constructive criticism"

rewarding

adj. providing personal satisfaction; "a rewarding career as a paramedic"

advantageous

adj. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

advantageous

adj. giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often"

implemental, instrumental, subservient

adj. serving or acting as a means or aid; "instrumental in solving the crime"

productive

adj. producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"

lucrative, moneymaking, remunerative

adj. producing a sizeable profit; "a remunerative business"

beneficial, good

adj. promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her"

propitious

adj. presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success; "propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration"

effectual

adj. exerting or capable of exerting strong physiological or chemical effects"a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"

constructive

adj. emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good; "constructive criticism"

efficient

adj. being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas"

resourceful

adj. having inner resources; adroit or imaginative; "someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations"; "an able and resourceful politician"; "the most resourceful cook in town"

mercantile, mercenary, moneymaking(a)

adj. profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business"

worthwhile

adj. sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest; "a worthwhile book"

handy

adj. easy to use; "a handy gadget"

accessible

adj. capable of being reached; "a town accessible by rail"

ready(a)

adj. (of especially money) immediately available; "he seems to have ample ready money"; "a ready source of cash"

nearby

adj. close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"

practical

adj. having or put to a practical purpose or use; "practical mathematics"; "practical applications of calculus"

matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmatical

adj. concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"

realistic

adj. aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans"

utilitarian

adj. having utility often to the exclusion of values; "plain utilitarian kitchenware"

beneficial, good

adj. promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her"

applicative, applicatory

adj. readily applicable or practical

applied

adj. concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles; "applied physics"; "applied psychology"; "technical problems in medicine, engineering, economics and other applied disciplines"- Sidney Hook

functional

adj. designed for or adapted to a function or use; "functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical"; "functional architecture"

matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmatical

adj. concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"

operable, practicable

adj. usable for a specific purpose; "an operable plan"; "a practicable solution"

serviceable

adj. intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration; "serviceable low-heeled shoes";

unimaginative

adj. dealing only with concrete facts

working

adj. serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity; "discussed the working draft of a peace treaty"; "they need working agreements with their neighbor states on interstate projects"

invaluable, priceless

adj. having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth

most-valuable

adj. designating the player judged to be the most important to the sport; "the most-valuable player award"

precious

adj. of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"

rich

adj. of great worth or quality; "a rich collection of antiques"

semiprecious

adj. used of gemstones having less commercial value than precious stones; "such semiprecious stones as amethyst, garnet, jade, and tourmaline"

valued, precious

adj. held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature; "a valued friend"; "precious memories"

worth(p)

adj. having a specified value; "not worth his salt"; "worth her weight in gold"

structural

adj. affecting or involved in structure or construction; "the structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters; not ornamental elements"; "structural damage"

creative

adj. promoting construction or creation; "creative work"

formative, shaping, plastic

adj. forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"

formative

adj. capable of forming new cells and tissues; "a formative zone in developing bone"

inferential

adj. based on interpretation; not directly expressed

reconstructive, rehabilitative

adj. helping to restore to good condition; "reconstructive surgery"; "rehabilitative exercises"

structural

adj. concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study

impractical

adj. not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters; "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"; "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work"; "an impractical solution"

worthless

adj. lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"

otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted

adj. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"

useless

adj. having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"

ineffective, uneffective, ineffectual

adj. not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation"

futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing

adj. producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"

destructive

adj. causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"

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