Definitions

put to good use

VERB

profit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contribute earn improve pay off prosper take advantage of thrive

STRONG

aid avail benefit better clear exploit help pay promote realize recover score serve use utilize

WEAK

be of advantage capitalize on cash in on clean up learn from make a haul make a killing make capital make good use of make it big make money make the most of reap the benefit stand in good stead turn to advantage work for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline fail harm hurt lose

STRONG

block condemn deteriorate hinder injure obstruct worsen

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put to good use

If she’s been living modestly because she couldn’t afford to spend more, the inheritance may be money she can put to good use now.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

Acting opportunities dried up, and Anna high-tailed it to Amsterdam, where her histrionic grandeur was put to good use in European classics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Vinatzer will race in the slalom, slated to start at 1300 GMT, aiming to put to good use the 0.17sec advantage Franzoni managed over Switzerland's Alexis Monney.

From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026

That was a characteristic that Annese—who runs an option-heavy offense at Ferris State predicated on the quarterback making split-second decisions—thought he could put to good use.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026

In religious images, the lurking presence of the infinite could be put to good use.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

put to good use

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