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Definitions

service

[sur-vis] / ˈsɜr vɪs /
NOUN
aid, help
Synonyms
STRONGEST
account assistance benefit business duty employment maintenance office supply use utility work
STRONG
advantage applicability appropriateness avail check courtesy dispensation employ favor fitness indulgence kindness labor ministration overhaul relevance serviceability servicing usefulness value
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hindrance hurt loss unemployment
STRONG
disadvantage disfavor inappropriateness
WEAK
damage disservice injury
NOUN
rite of a church
Synonyms
STRONGEST
function
STRONG
ceremonial ceremony formality liturgy observance ritual sermon worship
Antonyms
WEAK
damage disservice hurt injury
NOUN
time in military operation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
duty
STRONG
action combat fighting stint
WEAK
active duty
Antonyms
STRONG
peace surrender
WEAK
damage disservice hurt injury

Example Sentences

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More than 8 in 10 Americans work for service companies.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Google’s terms of service grant the company a broad license to process user content and reserve the right to disclose data in response to legal process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"I still believe. And so I say with conviction, 'Happy Easter,'" she said in her closing message at the end of the Easter Sunday service at Good Shepherd New York.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The weather service said it was still uncertain how much would actually accumulate over the wet weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Miss Lacey looked us over once more before we crowded into the service elevator and lined up again in the corridor outside the pavilion.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.