Word Study
used
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective used has 3 senses
- used(a = adj.all) Array - employed in accomplishing something; "the principle of surprise is the most used and misused of all the principles of war" Antonym: misused
- used(s = adj.all) exploited, ill-used, put-upon, victimised, victimized - of persons; taken advantage of; "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used"
- used(s = adj.all) secondhand - previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car"
THESAURUS
used
ablated, acquainted with, adapted to, applied, by the board, cast-off, consumed, depleted, dissipated, down the drain, employed, eroded, exercised, exerted, expended, familiar with, forfeit, forfeited, gone, gone to waste, hand-me-down, in use, irretrievable, long-lost, lost, lost to, misspent, not new, occupied, old, out the window, pawed-over, run to seed, secondhand, shrunken, spent, squandered, unnew, used to, used up, wasted, worn, worn awayROGET THESAURUS
used
Use
N use, employ, employment, exercise, exercitation, application, appliance, adhibition, disposal, consumption, agency, usufruct, usefulness, benefit, recourse, resort, avail, utilization, service, wear, usage, in use, used, well-worn, well-trodden, useful, subservient.
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