SERVICEABLE Synonyms: 211 Similar and Opposite Words

serviceable

adjective

ˈsər-və-sə-bəl

Definition of serviceable

as in useful

capable of being put to use or account be sure to wear serviceable shoes if you're going to be walking on the rocks along the shore

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as in available

capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose a perfectly serviceable, if old, set of screwdrivers worked fine for repairing the door

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as in adequate

of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards the acting was serviceable, although not particularly inspired

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Recent Examples of serviceable The combat is serviceable, which is a feat since this is Remedy admirably experimenting with a new genre. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026 Its job is to go beyond producing a serviceable picture by interpreting and reproducing content. — New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026 That means more scrutiny on gross margins, infrastructure efficiency, how costs scale relative to revenue, and your serviceable debt capacity. — Denada Ramnishta, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Erivo and Daniel Ings, who plays her colleague Julian Brooks, both turn in serviceable performances, as does an ensemble cast that includes Noma Dumezweni as Tessa’s mother, June, and Toheeb Jimoh as her younger brother, Johnny. — Beandrea July, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for serviceable

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Adjective

Her special talent was to make historic gardening techniques and designs accessible for the average gardener, championing the potager—which combines flowers with useful, edible plants—and creating gardens for Elton John and the then Prince of Wales.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Broad-spectrum antiseptic rinses do not distinguish between the useful bacteria and the problematic ones.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of useful

Adjective

The Me+Em x The Booker Prizes reading lists will be available to buy from BookKind, an online bookshop that donates 10 percent of every order value to its charity partners, which include the Booker Prize Foundation.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Dining in the lounge is available all day to cater to international hunger pangs that don’t follow the same schedule as those of Spaniards.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of available

Adjective

The court's conservative majority has, in multiple cases, ruled in favor of religious exemptions from generally applicable laws.

— Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
The taxation of payments depends on the trust’s income and the applicable ordering rules, so the payments should not automatically be considered tax-free.

— D. Scott Kenik, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of applicable

Adjective

Crucially, however, there's an egress window in here, so it can also be used as a guest sleeping area (operable windows are required for tiny house loft bedrooms in most areas).

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026
But construction has been confined to the Central Valley and nowhere is the line operable.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of operable

Adjective

While the price can be inhibiting for some — with chef pants priced as high as $190 and jackets as much as $210, the price of a decent knife or other cooking tools — Argoti feels the heavy usage justifies the cost for him.

— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
The other was a decent man constantly being tormented by God in order to test his faith.

— Chuck Lorre, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of decent

Adjective

Its analysis found that 74% of those mentions were tied to real-world projects rather than coursework, an indication students are trying to demonstrate their applied experience.

— Corynn Winston, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
By combining aluminum’s low weight with a pre-applied coating, the company is targeting a way to make battery components easier to manufacture while meeting durability and insulation requirements.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of applied

Adjective

After months of negotiations failed to yield a satisfactory agreement, the union approved strike action earlier this month in a vote held in tandem with unions at the Brooklyn Museum and American Folk Art Museum.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The effort displayed by Kansas’ 14 men’s basketball players at Bill Self’s 24th annual Boot Camp proved satisfactory to the Hall of Fame Jayhawks coach.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

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