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View definitions for unused

unused

adjective as in not used

Strongest matches

Weak matches

adjective as in surplus

Strongest matches

Weak match

adjective as in unaccustomed

Weak match

adjective as in new

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Inevitably, the old visceral “hands-on” flying skills, no longer much employed by pilots, have atrophied like an unused limb.

Life-saving vaccines for those illnesses and others are—without enough medical workers to disburse them—going unused.

But like those old cards, some of the data goes unused, although I occasionally browse through it and show it off to friends.

Ex-candidates cannot spend unused campaign money on themselves.

For 27 years, the 105 floors of Ryugyong Hotel, a monstrous three-winged, glass-and-concrete pyramid, have gone unused.

Happening to cast his eyes that way, he saw a light where he had never seen one before—in the little unused chapel.

A horse unused to it will sometimes stand shivering instead of taking his rider out of danger.

The Koreans call this noise kang-siong, and it seems almost deafening to one unused to it.

Monsieur and Madame Pujol had a sacred museum of these unused objects—the pride of their lives.

Evidently many of the rooms had for years been unused, but, as Mrs. Winkley had said, everything was "in perfect condition."

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On this page you'll find 56 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to unused, such as: pristine, untouched, brand-new, and fresh.

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

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