What are some opposite words for service?

Antonyms for service
ˈsɜr vɪsser·vice

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  1. servicenoun

    Antonyms:
    capital

  2. servicenoun

    Antonyms:
    capital

  3. servicenoun

    Antonyms:
    good

  4. servicenoun

    To serve.

    They service the customer base.

    Antonyms:
    capital

  5. servicenoun

    To perform maintenance.

    He is going to service the car.

    Antonyms:
    capital

  6. servicenoun

    To perform a sexual act.

    This machine provides the name service for the LAN.

    Antonyms:
    capital

  7. servicenoun

    Lancelot was at the service of King Arthur.

    Antonyms:
    capital

  8. servicenoun

    I did three years in the service before coming here.

    Antonyms:
    capital

  9. servicenoun

    She brought out the silver tea service.

    Antonyms:
    capital

  10. servicenoun

    The player had four service faults in the set.

    Antonyms:
    capital

  11. servicenoun

    The funeral service was touching.

    Antonyms:
    capital

  12. servicenoun

    The service happened yesterday.

    Antonyms:
    capital

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. service

    The returns or receipts include all that is received from an outlay or investment; the profit is the excess (if any) of the receipts over the outlay; hence, in government, morals, etc., the profit is what is really good, helpful, useful, valuable. Utility is chiefly used in the sense of some immediate or personal and generally some material good. Advantage is that which gives one a vantage-ground, either for coping with competitors or with difficulties, needs, or demands; as to have the advantage of a good education; it is frequently used of what one has beyond another or secures at the expense of another; as, to have the advantage of another in an argument, or to take advantage of another in a bargain. Gain is what one secures beyond what he previously possessed. Benefit is anything that does one good. Emolument is profit, return, or value accruing through official position. Expediency has respect to profit or advantage, real or supposed, considered apart from or perhaps in opposition to right, in actions having a moral character. Compare UTILITY.

    Antonyms:
    damage, destruction, detriment, disadvantage, harm, hurt, injury, loss, ruin, waste

    Synonyms:
    advantage, avail, benefit, emolument, expediency, gain, good, improvement, proceeds, profit, receipts, return, returns, usefulness, utility, value

    Preposition:
    The profit of labor; on capital; in business.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. service

    Synonyms:
    labor, employment, advantage, use, utility, benefit

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. servicenoun

    work done by one person or group that benefits another

    "budget separately for goods and services"

    Antonyms:
    disservice, ill turn, ill service

    Synonyms:
    divine service, help, religious service, table service, serving, serve, military service, service of process, avail, inspection and repair, overhaul, servicing, armed service

  2. servicenoun

    an act of help or assistance

    "he did them a service"

    Antonyms:
    disservice, ill service, ill turn

    Synonyms:
    divine service, help, religious service, table service, serving, serve, military service, service of process, avail, inspection and repair, overhaul, servicing, armed service

  3. service, religious service, divine servicenoun

    the act of public worship following prescribed rules

    "the Sunday service"

    Antonyms:
    disservice, ill turn, ill service

    Synonyms:
    divine service, help, religious service, table service, serving, serve, military service, service of process, avail, inspection and repair, overhaul, servicing, armed service

  4. servicenoun

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

    Antonyms:
    ill service, ill turn, disservice

    Synonyms:
    divine service, help, religious service, table service, serving, serve, military service, service of process, avail, inspection and repair, overhaul, servicing, armed service

  5. servicenoun

    employment in or work for another

    "he retired after 30 years of service"

    Antonyms:
    ill service, disservice, ill turn

    Synonyms:
    divine service, help, religious service, table service, serving, serve, military service, service of process, avail, inspection and repair, overhaul, servicing, armed service

  6. military service, armed service, servicenoun

    a force that is a branch of the armed forces

    Antonyms:
    ill turn, disservice, ill service

    Synonyms:
    divine service, help, religious service, table service, serving, serve, military service, service of process, avail, inspection and repair, overhaul, servicing, armed service

  7. Service, Robert William Servicenoun

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

    Antonyms:
    ill service, disservice, ill turn

    Synonyms:
    divine service, help, religious service, table service, serving, serve, military service, service of process, avail, inspection and repair, overhaul, servicing, armed service

  8. avail, help, servicenoun

    a means of serving

    "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"

    Antonyms:
    disservice, ill service, ill turn

    Synonyms:
    serve, servicing, religious service, assist, serving, supporter, aid, overhaul, avail, assistance, inspection and repair, armed service, divine service, helper, table service, service of process, assistant, help, military service

  9. service, table servicenoun

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

    Antonyms:
    ill service, ill turn, disservice

    Synonyms:
    divine service, help, religious service, table service, serving, serve, military service, service of process, avail, inspection and repair, overhaul, servicing, armed service

  10. servicing, servicenoun

    the act of mating by male animals

    "the bull was worth good money in servicing fees"

    Antonyms:
    ill service, disservice, ill turn

    Synonyms:
    divine service, help, religious service, table service, serving, serve, military service, service of process, avail, inspection and repair, overhaul, servicing, armed service

  11. servicenoun

    (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

    Antonyms:
    ill turn, ill service, disservice

    Synonyms:
    divine service, help, religious service, table service, serving, serve, military service, service of process, avail, inspection and repair, overhaul, servicing, armed service

  12. serve, servicenoun

    (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play

    "his powerful serves won the game"

    Antonyms:
    ill service, disservice, ill turn

    Synonyms:
    divine service, help, religious service, table service, serving, serve, military service, service of process, avail, inspection and repair, overhaul, servicing, armed service

  13. service, serving, service of processnoun

    the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone

    "he accepted service of the subpoena"

    Antonyms:
    disservice, ill service, ill turn

    Synonyms:
    divine service, help, portion, religious service, table service, helping, serving, serve, military service, service of process, avail, inspection and repair, overhaul, servicing, armed service

  14. overhaul, inspection and repair, servicenoun

    periodic maintenance on a car or machine

    "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"

    Antonyms:
    ill service, disservice, ill turn

    Synonyms:
    divine service, help, religious service, table service, serving, serve, renovation, military service, service of process, avail, inspection and repair, overhaul, redevelopment, armed service, servicing

  15. serviceverb

    the performance of duties by a waiter or servant

    "that restaurant has excellent service"

    Antonyms:
    ill service, ill turn, disservice

    Synonyms:
    divine service, help, religious service, table service, serving, serve, military service, service of process, avail, inspection and repair, overhaul, servicing, armed service

  16. service, serveverb

    be used by; as of a utility

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

    Antonyms:
    disservice, ill turn, ill service

    Synonyms:
    serve, process, help, dish up, answer, dish out, function, attend to, suffice, attend, assist, serve up, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, do

  17. serviceverb

    make fit for use

    "service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced"

    Antonyms:
    disservice, ill service, ill turn

    Synonyms:
    serve

  18. serve, serviceverb

    mate with

    "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"

    Antonyms:
    ill turn, disservice, ill service

    Synonyms:
    serve, process, help, dish up, answer, dish out, function, attend to, suffice, attend, assist, serve up, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, do

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. servicenoun

    Synonyms:
    labor, employment, office, duty, business, function, ministry, ritual, ceremony, rite, advantage, benefit, avail, use, utility, homage, obeisance

How to use service in a sentence?

  1. Jeb Bush:

    John Boehner dedicated his life to public service. Bringing the Holy Father to Congress was a fitting cap to a great career.

  2. Katsuhiko Umetsu:

    What we decided was to offer a service to farm producers so they can export their products in small lots.

  3. Bjorn Hanson:

    I ’m not surprised that brands did n’t want to talk, brands don’t want to be on record saying, ‘ Take as much as you want, ’ but they also don’t want to come across as closely tracking it. A step above shampoo greed are the little things that disappear from room service trays, like bud vases and butter holders. Those cost hotels more than pens and shampoos.

  4. Mark Salter:

    I'm going to try very hard not to think or talk about Donald Trump for this week and just do what I can to help make sure John McCain is buried with the honors and decorum John McCain's earned from years of faithful service to this country.

  5. James Knight:

    It is the first time such a car is being offered at public auction, buyers want a car to have had few owners, a service handbook and a low odometer reading.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#97service
#155good
#972loss
#1163capital
#1980waste
#2266damage
#2620injury
#5093hurt
#5264destruction
#6159harm
#14164ruin
#15341disadvantage
#30803detriment
#54634disservice

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