Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for disuse

disuse

noun as in state of non-use

Discover More

Example Sentences

Younger pipelines are also at risk of falling into disuse as the power sector comes to rely less on natural gas in favor of wind, solar and batteries.

At the central port, cranes dangle in disuse and buildings open to the sky.

Thomas Jefferson was already complaining in 1782 that the study of Greek and Latin was “going into disuse in Europe.”

Yes, they screwed up badly, maybe because their investigative skill set is so rusty from disuse.

Under Tiberius the cake-eating fell into disuse, but the wheat ears survived.

Moreover, in spite of the disuse of several of the older scales, much of this holds good for the time of Ptolemy.

Along with this change we have to note the comparative disuse of the Enharmonic and Chromatic divisions of the tetrachord.

“Blizzard” and “mugwump” were new but a short time ago: the latter is dying from disuse, the former has come to stay.

A key was turned with the loud grating noise of long disuse, and the great door swung back.

Advertisement

Synonym of the Day

Which one is a synonym for laidback?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to disuse, such as: desuetude, discontinuance, obsolescence, obsoleteness, insuetude, and inusitation.

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

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement