Synonyms for all-purpose
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : awl-pur-puh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔlˈpɜr pəs |
Top 10 synonyms for all-purpose
- able
- adroit
- all-purpose
- all-round
- ambidextrous
- applied
- brave
- commodious
- conversant
- dexterous
- elastic
- facile
- fit
- flexible
- functional
- good
- handy
- helpful
- ingenuous
- instrumental
- many-sided
- meet
- mobile
- multifaceted
- of assistance
- of service
- of use
- plastic
- pliable
- practicable
- practical
- pragmatic
- profitable
- proper
- propitious
- protean
- purposive
- puttylike
- ready
- resourceful
- salutary
- serviceable
- skilled
- skillful
- subsidiary
- suitable
- suited
- talented
- toward
- utile
- variable
- varied
- various
- well-rounded
Définition of all-purpose
Origin :- 1877, from all + purpose (n.).
- As in useful : adj beneficial, valuable
- As in versatile : adj adjustable, flexible
- As in all-round : adj versatile
- As in many-sided : adj versatile
- As in multifaceted : adj versatile
- As in protean : adj versatile
- They were sitting in All-Purpose Lounges, arranged in a circle.
- Extract from : « Subjectivity » by Norman Spinrad
- The carabao, or water buffalo, is the one all-purpose farm animal.
- Extract from : « The Old World and Its Ways » by William Jennings Bryan
- It would be nice if we could report that they are fit for all-purpose service, on a wide range of planets.
- Extract from : « The Hunters » by William Morrison
- Runkel's All-Purpose Cocoa is the finest quality chocolate, already a powder, all ready to use!
- Extract from : « Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book » by Mary A. Wilson
- An all-purpose goat's milk, Parmesan type, eaten sliced when young, grated when old.
- Extract from : « The Complete Book of Cheese » by Robert Carlton Brown
Antonyms for all-purpose
- awkward
- bad
- disadvantageous
- disagreeable
- dull
- harmful
- hurtful
- impotent
- improper
- inappropriate
- incapable
- inconvenient
- inept
- inflexible
- injurious
- limited
- misbehaving
- same
- similar
- unable
- unacceptable
- unadjustable
- unfitting
- unhandy
- unhelpful
- unproductive
- unskilled
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- untalented
- unusable
- unvaluable
- useless
- worthless
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