Utilitarian

The study of history offers to individuals major utilitarian learning outcomes.

Tom's a utilitarian.

Tom is a utilitarian.

His callously utilitarian outlook doesn't earn him many friends.

Utilitarian philosophers have tried to justify some messed-up things.

That's a rather utilitarian task.

Shoes have long since stopped serving only their utilitarian purpose. Over the centuries, shoes have evolved not just to protect feet but also to declare their owners' social status — and sometimes to be worn as treasured objects of art. To honor humanity's sometimes pricey passion for shoes and trace the world's history through footwear, New York's Historical Society has opened a new exhibit, appropriately called, "Walk This Way."

The semi-streamlined contour of the earlier G.W.R. railcars has been given up in favour of a more utilitarian blunt-nose end, and effective floor space gained thereby.

These have helped develop a recognition in the industry that bland utilitarian stations do not provide an attractive welcome to the railway, that passengers value stations of character as well as convenience, and that these qualities encourage greater use of trains.

Before his companies collapsed, Mr. Bankman-Fried often described himself as a utilitarian — meaning that he made decisions designed to advance the greater good.