Synonyms for service

Synonyms for (noun) service

Synonyms: service

Definition: the performance of duties by a waiter or servant

Usage: that restaurant has excellent service

Similar words: accommodation

Definition: the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need


Synonyms: overhaul, service, inspection and repair

Definition: periodic maintenance on a car or machine

Usage: it was time for an overhaul on the tractor

Similar words: maintenance, upkeep, care

Definition: activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

Usage: he wrote the manual on car care


Synonyms: service, service of process, serving

Definition: the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone

Usage: he accepted service of the subpoena

Similar words: delivery, bringing

Definition: the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

Usage: his reluctant delivery of bad news


Synonyms: serve, service

Definition: (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play

Usage: his powerful serves won the game

Similar words: tennis shot, tennis stroke

Definition: the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket


Synonyms: service

Definition: work done by one person or group that benefits another

Usage: budget separately for goods and services

Similar words: work

Definition: activity directed toward making or doing something

Usage: she checked several points needing further work


Synonyms: service

Definition: (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him

Similar words: activity

Definition: any specific behavior

Usage: they avoided all recreational activity


Synonyms: service

Definition: employment in or work for another

Usage: he retired after 30 years of service

Similar words: work, employment

Definition: the occupation for which you are paid

Usage: he is looking for employment; a lot of people are out of work


Synonyms: service, servicing

Definition: the act of mating by male animals

Usage: the bull was worth good money in servicing fees

Similar words: conjugation, coupling, union, sexual union, mating, pairing

Definition: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

Usage: the casual couplings of adolescents; the mating of some species occurs only in the spring


Synonyms: divine service, service, religious service

Definition: the act of public worship following prescribed rules

Usage: the Sunday service

Similar words: religious ceremony, religious ritual

Definition: a ceremony having religious meaning


Synonyms: service

Definition: an act of help or assistance

Usage: he did them a service

Similar words: aid, assist, assistance, help

Definition: the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

Usage: he gave me an assist with the housework; could not walk without assistance; rescue party went to their aid; offered his help in unloading


Synonyms: service, table service

Definition: tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table

Similar words: tableware

Definition: articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)


Synonyms: help, avail, service

Definition: a means of serving

Usage: of no avail; there's no help for it

Similar words: helpfulness

Definition: the property of providing useful assistance


Synonyms: service

Definition: a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

Similar words: company

Definition: an institution created to conduct business

Usage: he only invests in large well-established companies; he started the company in his garage


Synonyms: armed service, service, military service

Definition: a force that is a branch of the armed forces

Similar words: force, personnel

Definition: group of people willing to obey orders

Usage: a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens


Synonyms: Service, Robert William Service

Definition: Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)

Similar words: writer, author

Definition: writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)


Synonyms for (verb) service

Synonyms: service

Definition: make fit for use

Usage: service my truck; the washing machine needs to be serviced

Similar words: tune, tune up

Definition: adjust for (better) functioning

Usage: tune the engine


Synonyms: serve, service

Definition: mate with

Usage: male animals serve the females for breeding purposes

Similar words: copulate, couple, pair, mate

Definition: engage in sexual intercourse

Usage: Birds mate in the Spring


Synonyms: serve, service

Definition: be used by; as of a utility

Usage: The sewage plant served the neighboring communities; The garage served to shelter his horses

Similar words: operate, run, work, go, function

Definition: perform as expected when applied

Usage: The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in; Does this old car still run well?; This old radio doesn't work anymore


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