Hypernyms for "utility"
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bus company
bus service
detergence
detergency
device driver
diagnostic program
driver
electric company
electrical plant
electrical system
function
gas company
gas service
heat
heating
heating plant
heating system
helpfulness
input program
instrumentality
light company
marginal utility
output program
phone company
phone service
plumbing
plumbing system
power company
power service
practicability
practicableness
practicality
purpose
role
serviceability
serviceableness
sort program
sorting program
telco
telephone company
telephone service
trace program
usability
usableness
use
useableness
water company
waterworks
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.