| A | B |
| Appropriate or relevant to a situation | applicable |
| Convenient and self-serving rather than morally correct; | expedient |
| Not essential or relevant; unrelated | extraneous |
| Able to operate; in working order; | functional |
| Not successful; without effect or result | futile |
| No longer in use or fashion | obsolete |
| Well-timed; occurring at an appropriate or fitting time | opportune |
| Practical; concerned with realities and actual needs (as opposed to ideas or theories) | pragmatic |
| Related or connected to; important in a given context | relevant |
| Designed to be useful rather than beautiful or pleasing | utilitarian |