The study of history offers to individuals major utilitarian learning outcomes.
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Utilitarian
//juːˌtɪlɪˈtɛəɹi.ən//
Synonyms for "utilitarian" (85 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Strong matches (26)
Related words (42)
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5 entriesTranslations
53 translations across 21 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- утилитарен adj (pertaining to utilitarianism)
- утилитарист noun (Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.)
Catalan
3 entries- utilitari adj (practical and functional, not just for show)
- utilitari noun (Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.)
- utilitària noun (Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 功利主義 /功利主义 adj (practical and functional, not just for show)
Danish
3 entries- funktionel adj (practical and functional, not just for show)
- utilitaristisk adj (practical and functional, not just for show)
- utilitarist noun (Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.)
Dutch
2 entries- utilistisch adj (pertaining to utilitarianism)
- utilist noun (Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.)
Finnish
4 entries- hyödyllinen adj (practical and functional, not just for show)
- käytännöllinen adj (practical and functional, not just for show)
- utilitaristinen adj (pertaining to utilitarianism)
- utilitaristi noun (Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.)
French
4 entries- fonctionnel adj (practical and functional, not just for show)
- fonctionnelle adj (practical and functional, not just for show)
- utilitaire adj (practical and functional, not just for show)
- utilitariste adj (pertaining to utilitarianism)
German
4 entries- nützlich adj (of or relating to utility)
- utilitaristisch adj (pertaining to utilitarianism)
- zweckmäßig adj (of or relating to utility)
- zweckmäßig adj (practical and functional, not just for show)
Greek
4 entries- λειτουργικός adj (practical and functional, not just for show)
- πρακτικός adj (practical and functional, not just for show)
- ωφελιμίστρια noun (Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.)
- ωφελιμιστής noun (Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.)
Hebrew
1 entries- תועלתי adj (practical and functional, not just for show)
Irish
2 entries- fóntaíoch adj (practical and functional, not just for show)
- fóntaí noun (Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.)
Italian
1 entries- utilitaristico adj (pertaining to utilitarianism)
Japanese
1 entries- 功利的な adj (pertaining to utilitarianism)
Korean
1 entries- 공리주의적인 adj (pertaining to utilitarianism)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- utilitaristisk adj (practical and functional, not just for show)
- utilitarist noun (Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.)
Polish
4 entries- funkcjonalny adj (practical and functional, not just for show)
- utylitarystyczny adj (pertaining to utilitarianism)
- użytkowy adj (of or relating to utility)
- utylitarysta noun (Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.)
Portuguese
2 entries- utilitário adj (pertaining to utilitarianism)
- utilitarista noun (Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.)
Romanian
3 entries- utilitarist adj (pertaining to utilitarianism)
- utilitarist noun (Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.)
- utilitaristă noun (Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.)
Russian
3 entries- утили́тный adj (of or relating to utility)
- утилита́рный adj (practical and functional, not just for show)
- утилитари́стский adj (pertaining to utilitarianism)
Swedish
2 entries- utilitaristisk adj (pertaining to utilitarianism)
- utilitarist noun (Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.)
Yiddish
1 entries- אוטיליטאַריש adj (pertaining to utilitarianism)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Tom's a utilitarian.
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Tom is a utilitarian.
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His callously utilitarian outlook doesn't earn him many friends.
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