used

[yoozd, yoost] / juzd, just /

ADJECTIVE

secondhand

Synonyms

STRONG

recycled worn

WEAK

hand-me-down nearly new not new passed down pre-owned

Usage

What is another way to say used? What is used often has depreciated or been diminished, sometimes completely consumed: a used automobile; All the butter has been used. Used is the past participle of use, which is a general verb: to use a telephone; to use a saw and other tools; to use one's eyes; to use eggs in cooking. As applied to persons, use implies some selfish or sinister purpose: to use another to advance oneself. Utilize implies practical or profitable use: to utilize the means at hand, a modern system of lighting.

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He used the way his side tried to pressure the home team in the latter stages, leading to Cunha's equaliser, as evidence his squad is fit enough.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

This type of operation suggests AI can now be used to “produce, adapt and distribute content with minimal human interaction,” the report said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

The technique used skeletal material to investigate whether extinct animals were warm-blooded or cold-blooded.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

That night, Mom used the Rao’s in my grandmother’s baked spaghetti.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

They reminded him of the bare rooms used by monks in a monastery.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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