Useful vs Reasonable - What's the difference?
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Having a practical or beneficial use.
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Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational.
Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
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, date=May 27
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, work=The Onion AV Club
Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
Not expensive; fairly priced.
Satisfactory.
As adjectives the difference between useful and reasonable
is that useful is having a practical or beneficial use while reasonable is having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational.useful
English
Adjective
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Usage notes
* Prepositions: useful'' is used in ''useful forSynonyms
* noteful * serviceable * utilitarianAntonyms
* unuseful * useless * harmfulreasonable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a reasonable being
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- a reasonable demand, amount, or price
- $20 a bottle is very reasonable for a good wine at a restaurant.